Candy writes
>do ferrets get gray hairs?
 
Ferrets turning gray is called "roaning" and is fairly common, especially
for silver or marked white ferrets.  It happens with other colors too.
My first ferret Belle was a standard sable when young, and started
roaning by 3 years old.  By the time she died at 7 1/2, she had quite a
bit of silver, especially in her hind quarters.  Cassie was a black mitt
when young, and is now a medium silver at 4 1/2.  I've seen some medium
silvers turn almost all white by 6-7 years old.
 
Anyway, it's nothing to worry about, and lends an air of distinction to
your fuzzy!
 
Linda Iroff
International Ferret Congress
http://www.ferretcongress.org
[Posted in FML issue 4971]