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Post by kpaz on Jul 23, 2012 23:50:15 GMT -5
yep, totally can't tell in the face shapes/eyes/ears. Except maybe Shady and Chelly, they have a kind of wide nose. But I don't know if that's because they have light faces so you can see the nose ridge more? I can never tell
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Post by Deleted on Jul 24, 2012 0:01:20 GMT -5
Here is my Big Boy, Baloo, as a baby. When I came asking, I was told he had Tell-tale signs of being a Waardy Baby... Here are some old shots on him as a baby.... I wish I had some more recent pics... He's changed a lot! He's now close to being a half panda ( Yup... half.... Top half looks like a panda, bottom looks like... well... a marked DEW... ). With the speed at which he's turning white, I assume by next shed he'll be close to being a complete DEW... Face shot: Short tail, weird (yet adorable) white markings: Flat head: A little "slow", not quite "normal": But one of the sweetest faces none the less :
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Post by Deleted on Jul 24, 2012 0:24:21 GMT -5
AWWW Baloo!! why are you so adorable??!?!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 24, 2012 6:01:39 GMT -5
Aww Stiv, handsome rob looks nearly identical to my Chell, right down to the white flag on her tail.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 24, 2012 6:41:11 GMT -5
I can't tell the difference but all these ferrets are so adorable!
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Post by Sherry on Jul 24, 2012 8:43:42 GMT -5
Something I've found that has helped with recognizing the physical shape is to think of a Down's Syndrome child. Eyes wider apart, flatter facial structure, ears not quite matching up. Then look at the ferret's face with that in mind.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 24, 2012 9:12:16 GMT -5
Neither of my ferrets heads look the same. One is deff flatter and kind of wide. I'll have to look at his ears and eyes when I get home. I'll post pictures too. To see if anyone can help me.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 24, 2012 14:40:34 GMT -5
AWWW Baloo!! why are you so adorable??!?! Because through his slow thinking process, he's figured out that it works well for him... He gets all the attention from strangers, and he enjoys that lots...
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Post by Heather on Jul 24, 2012 15:09:21 GMT -5
I've found quite a few of the Waardies do indeed either figure out by being slow and cute people love them or it just comes to them naturally. There is a wide range of behaviours that tag them for what they are, but generally they're loveable ciao
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Post by Deleted on Jul 24, 2012 15:13:52 GMT -5
AWWW Baloo!! why are you so adorable??!?! Because through his slow thinking process, he's figured out that it works well for him... He gets all the attention from strangers, and he enjoys that lots... Sounds like he's quite clever to me
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Post by Deleted on Jul 24, 2012 15:38:50 GMT -5
Here's my two. I don't know if you can tell from the picture but there is a difference. Max: Tiny:
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Post by Jeremy's Boggle on Jul 24, 2012 15:39:58 GMT -5
The top Ferret Momo is a waardie. The bottom two are not. Hope this helps.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 24, 2012 22:15:51 GMT -5
Dany is my Waardy. Ned has quite a bit of white, but does not have the waardenburg head shape nor is he deaf. Dany, on the other hand has very little white (all of her markings are cream, not white), however she does have a blaze and white knee hairs. She also has a white spot on her tail. Her skull shape is very atypical for ferrets, but seems to fit in well with waardies. One thing that is different about her that I have not heard mentioned about waardies is that her nose is shorter than I've seen most ferrets. Pic showing the shorter nose Pic from above showing the wide bridge of her nose Keep in mind Dany is still a kit, and these pics were taken at around 5 months of age. Jess
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Post by Deleted on Jul 24, 2012 22:18:57 GMT -5
Forgot to mention that Dany is a deafie.
ETA: Also, as I've seen several people mention about their waardies, Dany is dumb as a fence post, but extremely attentive to people. She's not overly affectionate, but she makes a very concerted effort to include you in everything she is doing. If there is a ferret in the room that doesn't want to play with the person in the room, she will attempt to drag that ferret over to the person so she can play with both.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 24, 2012 22:40:51 GMT -5
Because through his slow thinking process, he's figured out that it works well for him... He gets all the attention from strangers, and he enjoys that lots... Sounds like he's quite clever to me Only sometimes He also figured rather quickly that if he squeezed his butt hard enough, the vet could not push the thermometer inside
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