Arthur, the guy who bought the male dark eyed white kit from our last
litter, rang me up a couple of nights ago with a question.  He wants to get
a fifteen month old dark eyed white female as mate for Snoopy, but had been
told that breeding DEWs to DEWs was not a good idea as the kits from such a
union turned out to be agressive.
 
I told him I hadn't heard of that as a problem, but I know there can be
problems like deafness in pairing some colours.  I know there is a problem
with blazes and pandas, but I can't remember if DEWs are a problem.
 
So the question is: are there any known genetic faults that can be
reinforced by breeding DEWs together?
 
I am interested in the answer to this too, as we are thinking of
specialising in DEWs if we continue breeding, and our next step would be to
find a DEW stud for Pepper, Snoopy's mother.
 
I have posted this on the Ferret Forum as well.
 
Thanks,
Kylie
 
Kylie Preisig, Perth, Western Austraila
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