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Post by Sherry on Nov 16, 2011 10:53:48 GMT -5
I've also got some tiny Marshall's girls. And a boy who's smaller than my others as well.
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Post by Heather on Nov 16, 2011 12:18:59 GMT -5
OY VEY  sadly I am not surprised Marshall farms drives me batty, all 3 of my ferts are Marshalls but I only got one at a pet store (Freya -- I didn't know any better). The two boys I rescued from a woman who was desperately looking to re-home them. Why would Freya be so tiny? I know females are more diminutive, but that's a huuuge difference! I've had very tiny Marshals ferrets, actually some breeders breed something they call micros. Heather (lorelei) has a couple. Less than a pound. They have their own special health issues  . Marshals for a time was breeding something of a micros ferret. Was it intentional, probably as people would be more inclined to think they were still "baby" ferrets. My wee Lady Natasha weighs a whole pound this year on winter weight (doesn't mean that she's any more pleasant to get along with...nasty wee thing  ;D) Boris weighs just under 2 lbs, but I think some of his issues is having all sorts of birth defects. I had a wee boy named Mischief, he weighed in a whole 1lb 6 oz. That's an ok size for a wee sprite but not so much a jib. This is Mischief with Baby Napoleon. Napoleon is about 4 months old in this pic. The little ferret is Mischief a 10 yr old marshals  ciao |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 16, 2011 20:39:36 GMT -5
@yu78 -- that was Freya's opinion on the subject. Everything I'm thinking contains an expletive, so I'll leave it at that. |
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Post by slinkytiger on Jan 21, 2012 16:12:46 GMT -5
Our young ones are shedding their teeth!  I have found at least 8 teeth on the carpet - is this a normal process for 9 week olds?  If this is teething - should I b doing anything to help them? |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 21, 2012 17:15:50 GMT -5
From this source www.dentalvet.com/vets/ferrets/ferret_dentistry.htm"Ferrets have thirty baby and thirty-four adult teeth. All baby teeth should be in by three months, and lost by nine months of age." And from another source: www.ferretcentral.org/faq/history.html#teeth"The permanent dentition is 2(I3/3 C1/1 P3/3 M1/2) = 34, however, the number of incisors is still variable. Missing or extra incisors are common. The permanent teeth erupt from 50 to 74 days of age in the following sequence: About 50 days: Upper Canines, Lower Canines, 1st Molar About 53 days: Upper 1st Molar About 60 days: Upper 2nd/3rd/4th Premolar, Lower 2nd Premolar About 67 days: Lower 3rd Premolar About 74 days: Lower 4th Premolar, 2nd Molar" So it sounds pretty normal. 9 weeks would be 63 days  |
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Post by Heather on Jan 21, 2012 17:50:41 GMT -5
Providing them with things to chew one like meaty bones and such, so they don't go looking for cables and electrical cords
ciao
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Post by gabriel on Jan 25, 2012 8:01:28 GMT -5
Thanks so much for posting this article. I had been worried about my Ophelia's age since I got her from Beverly's. She wasn't quite full size but she was close and she is also a mini, very petite for her age. I read the part about this not always being accurate but her teeth look to be the comparisons of between 3 and four, with just the tips of her fangs showing transparency, and I've had her for four years now so I'm pretty confident it's true with her. I believe Baby Willow is teething, I can't testify to how old he is. I'm going to start offering them chicken wings next week and I'm praying this somewhat satisfies both of their chewing habits.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 31, 2012 14:15:21 GMT -5
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Post by Jeremy's Boggle on May 27, 2012 11:34:47 GMT -5
Finally got around to taking pics of everyone's teeth. Here are Crash's  Jeremy's teeth  Momo's teeth  Precious is the same age as Crash and we know how old Freddy & Aang are. Just wanted to get a second option on everyone else. |
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Post by Deleted on May 27, 2012 11:50:17 GMT -5
I'd say crash and momo are about 4 or 5 years old, Crash may be around 3 1/2
Jeremy looks to be about 2 years old
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Post by Heather on May 27, 2012 13:42:11 GMT -5
I'm going to guess Crash at about4 or 5, Jeremy at about 2, maybe 3 and Momo I'm guessing about 6 or 7. Reflections make it harder to pin the translucency vs just age and wear colouring. You want the translucency not the darkening above it. I just looked at them again and I think that's fairly close judging from the photos.
ciao
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Post by Jeremy's Boggle on May 27, 2012 15:14:24 GMT -5
I guess it is good to know that Petco told me the truth about Jeremy. The others actual ages are older than the shelter thought. I suppose Momo is doing pretty well for WS boy.
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Post by crabbyoreo on May 27, 2012 17:08:36 GMT -5
 Vin Diesel Weasel's teeth taken today. Person told me he was a year old but he didn't even know Vin was a boy. Only this tooth is that bad. What you guys think? |
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Post by Deleted on May 27, 2012 17:30:16 GMT -5
If it's only one tooth I would say an infection, but I'm not positive. I don't think he's only a hear old though. Poor boy. |
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Post by Sherry on May 27, 2012 18:12:53 GMT -5
Not sure about an infection- but that needs a professional cleaning before he loses it.
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;D) Boris weighs just under 2 lbs, but I think some of his issues is having all sorts of birth defects. I had a wee boy named Mischief, he weighed in a whole 1lb 6 oz. That's an ok size for a wee sprite but not so much a jib.
