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Post by brittanyb on Oct 6, 2020 21:24:39 GMT -5
This is my first time owning an albino ferret, and I noticed that her eyes seem to be smaller and more narrow (less round) than those of my sable ferrets. Is this an acclimation to their light sensitivity, perhaps? I'm just curious, and wasn't able to find any answers online. I know many people here on the forum own or have owned albino ferrets. Thank you π
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Post by Corvidophile on Oct 7, 2020 7:07:54 GMT -5
The size is varying from ferret to ferret, but the squintiness is likely increased light sensitivity, yeah.
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Post by unclejoe on Oct 7, 2020 13:40:10 GMT -5
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Post by storm on Oct 7, 2020 13:46:27 GMT -5
Albinism often goes hand in hand with vision issues. When an animal is albino it is an absolute lack of pigment throughout the entire body including the eyes. The eyes appear red because the blood flowing through their eyes is visible from the lack of pigment. Pigment is needed for normal vision and a lack of if decreases the function of light reception. It could be light sensitivity but it could also that she can't see clearly or have very bad depth perception and she is just trying to focus.
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Post by okojosan on Oct 7, 2020 20:09:59 GMT -5
I do notice my albino, Nefertiti, squinting a lot too. I've thought that her vision isn't very good, except then she surprises me by seeing me standing still from across the room.
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Post by brittanyb on Oct 8, 2020 0:50:15 GMT -5
I've definitely noticed that Scarlett seems to have even worse eyesight than that of my other ferrets. If I stand a couple of feet away from her and move my hands or an object, she doesn't follow the movement like she does if I do it right in front of her. As an extremely near-sighted human, I can sympathize! Too bad she can't have little ferret eyeglasses. ππ
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Post by storm on Oct 8, 2020 16:42:33 GMT -5
Well she can wear glasses but perhaps not prescription.
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