Michelle Matta mentioned her concern over her ferret not gaining
weight/winter coat this fall.  One of my ferrets (Slinky ...  3 year old
female sable) never exhibited much of a change in body weight/fur color
throughout the seasonal cycle.  That is until this winter!  Slinky and my
other two ferrets (Bandit and Rascal) are getting beautiful winter coats!  I
attribute this change to better diet ...  I switched from feeding her (them)
cat food to feeding them Marshals (TM) ferret food.  Since I keep my ferrets
inside and have not changed their housing, I can't think of anything else
that would have brought on this change.
 
As to a change in the COLOR of the coat ... my two sable ferrets (Slinky and
Bandit) have just gotten darker coats.  My silver mit ferret (Rascal) has
exhibited a bit more change.  She has a white head, a grey band around her
chest/back (in front of her front legs) and some grey hairs on top of white
on her back.  Now her head is brilliant white and she has a yellow/grey
stripe running down the middle of her back (racing stripe?????  :>))
 
Marc Wilson
Alexandria, VA
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[Posted in FML issue 1397]