From:
Roger Vaughn
Date: 2002-02-22 12:47:00 UTC
Subject: Re: Itchy Ferrets
From all I have read and heard (and witnessed), itchiness is just
another one of those normal ferret traits. Sometimes they will even
pop up out of a deep sleep, scratch like mad, then go back to sleep.
This doesn't appear to be a problem unless you start seeing skin or
coat damage from the scratching. (We see some coat-chewing in one of
ours, but even this isn't serious enough to be a problem.)
It *could* be environmental conditions or allergens causing this, but
unless you see skin damage, or if they can't function normally for
scratching all the time, it's probably just normal ferret itchiness.
roger
Digger, Bear, Fox and Sniffles