Message Number: SG15204 | New FHL Archives Search
From: anthonycorlando@yahoo.com
Date: 2005-08-26 19:11:07 UTC
Subject: RE: albino eyes
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <1626086.1125083467091.JavaMail.root@thallium.smartgroups.com>

Is it painfull or dangerous for an albino ferret to be out in the sun? Are there longterm problems from it? I tend to take him to the playground a few times a week to dig and run. Should I just keep him inside?

Author wrote:
> An Albino is medically termed Albinism. Usually people or animals with oculocutaneous Albinism or light colored eyes have photophobia, simply put light sensitivity. The less pigment you have in your eyes, the lighter your eye color is, the more prone you are to have Photophobia. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001479.htm
> Author wrote:
> > I've had several people ask me if light hurts my albino's eyes. Can anyone explain?