Recently I made a startling discovery - my adopted ferret,Rascal(2 year old sable female), is missing her lower four incisor teeth! Has anyone ever heard of a genetic factor that might be the cause? Rascal was abused by the hyper acting little boy she lived with when she was 7 weeks old until I adopted her in October.. The boy pulled her tail, picked her up by her tail, then drop her behind a radiator. When I adopted Rascal, along with her brother Bandit,I never checked their teeth, they where and remain the picture of healthy ferrets. I had them both to my vet's office for a checkup when Rascal had a wheezing sound to her breathing. My vet didn't notice the missing teeth. I'm interested in knowing if the missing teeth could be a genetic thing although I suspect trauma was factor. mlm [Posted in FML issue 1793]