>I was wondering if anyone knows of breeders or otherwise that would notch
>ferret ears.  I have a foster baby in my care who has no tattoos but has
>a noticeable notch in her left ear.  At first I dismissed it as being a
>scar from an old battle wound.  However, recently I was visiting with
>another ferret lover, she showed me her baby that has a notched ear.
>It was the same mark and in the same position on the left ear.  It made
>us both wonder if anyone knows where they might have come from to have
>such similar markings (both our notched babies were rescues with "no
>history").
 
Stephanie
 
I wonder if this had anything to do with the ferrets possibly being from
a lab - I've had some that came in from Walter Reed Memorial Hospital and
they had metal ear tags - if they were removed or got caught, it is
possible that it may have torn the ear flap and created the notch...
 
I am not aware of any breeders or farms that notch an ear...HTH
 
Lisa Leidig, Head Ferret
The Ferret Haven "By-the-Sea"
www.ferrethaven.org
[Posted in FML issue 4268]