From:
jandbspiegel@aol.com
Date: 2002-11-16 16:41:39 UTC
Subject: RE: yellow tint
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <6610357.1037464899881.JavaMail.root@scandium>
Author wrote:
> Hi im new and I have a few questions about my Chomper.He is getting a yellow
> tint to his hair and IM always giving him a bath I don't no what it is. This
> is my first time with ferrets so Im trying to learn all I can.Is this OK or
> am I doing something wrong or is he sick. PLEASE HELP
Some albino ferrets do show a yellow tint to their coats. Many reasons are given for it - many dietary. I don't know what you are feeding - but if it is a cat food, you might want to switch to a good quality ferret or very good quality kitten food. BTW, do this slowly by mixing some of the new into what you are already feeding. Sometimes an abrupt change of food can cause a food revolt.
Also, although there is a lot of discussion on this also, I wouldn't bathe my ferrets a lot. It won't do anything for the coloring, and it washes out the natural oils the ferret has in his coat and causes him to produce more and more oils. This is usually the cause of the "ferret odor" problem.