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Post by Deleted on Sept 5, 2014 12:17:29 GMT -5
 my vet is terrible at aging ferrets. Thank you guys. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 5, 2014 21:32:47 GMT -5
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Post by Heather on Sept 5, 2014 23:04:53 GMT -5
I may be wrong but I think I'm seeing clarity at almost half way up the tooth?! That makes the ferret about 6 or 7 yrs of age. One thing to remember about this is that it's not a direct science though it does appear to be fairly accurate (we've used comparisons between ferrets who's ages we're absolutely sure of) Dietary deficiencies will also cause premature aging of the teeth as a raw fed ferret will not show the age rings in the same manner. These variables can make aging a ferret difficult.
ciao
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Post by Deleted on Sept 6, 2014 6:49:04 GMT -5
That's why I was confused because I couldn't see where the clarity stopped, with Caillou it's obvious but with her I couldn't tell. I'm not upset that they're older, it just means I have less time with them than I thought.  |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 6, 2014 15:05:42 GMT -5
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Post by Heather on Sept 6, 2014 18:48:59 GMT -5
The canine does appear to be suffering clarity about half way. This usually implies about 7 yrs of age. Can't really tell about the rest of the teeth or gums because it's too blurry
ciao
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Post by Deleted on Sept 6, 2014 18:51:52 GMT -5
Thank you I'll work on more pictures but that's what I saw too. The very tip of his good fang is crystal clear.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 11, 2014 14:43:47 GMT -5
I was told he was 6 months, would you say that could be accurate?  |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 11, 2014 14:58:32 GMT -5
From what I can tell I would say 6 mo is accurate. Maybe a little older? I'm not very good at tooth aging, but I've been trying to practice  Someone will chime in and give a correct estimate. |
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Post by Heather on Sept 11, 2014 15:06:07 GMT -5
Under 18 months is difficult. So 6 months is as good as any. At that age you look at facial structure and body construction (this is even more difficult than teeth because I've seen seniors who've retained their baby looks). I'm going to say under a year....so 6 months is as good as it gets. You will have to rely on the honesty of the person you got the ferret from
ciao
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Post by Deleted on Sept 11, 2014 15:09:37 GMT -5
Aha, I wasn't wrong... sort of Be happy, you've got a young'en.. hehe  |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 27, 2014 22:14:17 GMT -5
Anybody wanna take a guess? my 1 year old Coco  my 1 year old Chanel  |
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Post by Sherry on Sept 27, 2014 22:59:39 GMT -5
Both under two definitely
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Post by Deleted on Sept 28, 2014 15:23:23 GMT -5
Okay great, thank you Sherry! I was thinking Coco was more older because his teeth are a little bad.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 15, 2014 14:31:09 GMT -5
All of my ferrets are rescues, except one, so I don't really know their true ages. I'm not even sure about the one I bought, Snowy, because they didn't actually tell me his age. So I'm curious what you think Snowy. The vet said he looks around 5 months old.    Nestle. I really don't know her age. I had been guessing around 10 or 11 months, but now I think she's older   Yogi. I was told he's about 3 years old when I got him 2 years ago, so he'd be around 5 now  Bentley is supposed to be around 5. He has one bad canine, but it doesn't seem to hurt him  Hershey I think is around 5 too  (as a sidenote, he used to bite me and make me bleed whenever I touched him. Now I can do this and he doesn't care) And lastly, Penny. She is supposedly around 4 and a half years old  Sorry for all of the pictures. I'm just really curious to know their ages. And I wasn't sure what pictures were best to use |
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