markmccann 2 Posted May 3, 2011 Report Share Posted May 3, 2011 Have 1.5 year old Gill ferret and was in great health and great form until we got another ferret. The new one was only 6 weeks old when we got her so the Gill started looking after her like she was her own. (she has never had a litter) Now the new ferret is 14 weeks and getting very big very quickly. She is a fine ferret but the Gill is loosing weight rapidly and loosing her hair in patches at the back of her head and down both sides of her back. She is also starting to get rats tail! Don't know if the weight loss is because she isn't getting enough food because of the new one being fairly possessive over food and is not letting her eat as much as she should be. New ferret is also extremely boisterous and fear that the hairloss is due to her hanging out of her - for which the Gill does nothing - just lets her away with it!! Any advice or similar problem?? Jackie had to of wrote this..to many big words in it for you to have done it Quote Link to post
The one 8,598 Posted May 4, 2011 Report Share Posted May 4, 2011 Just summer time thinning down and moulting ?. Quote Link to post
KittleRox 2,147 Posted May 4, 2011 Report Share Posted May 4, 2011 Have 1.5 year old Gill ferret and was in great health and great form until we got another ferret. The new one was only 6 weeks old when we got her so the Gill started looking after her like she was her own. (she has never had a litter) Now the new ferret is 14 weeks and getting very big very quickly. She is a fine ferret but the Gill is loosing weight rapidly and loosing her hair in patches at the back of her head and down both sides of her back. She is also starting to get rats tail! Don't know if the weight loss is because she isn't getting enough food because of the new one being fairly possessive over food and is not letting her eat as much as she should be. New ferret is also extremely boisterous and fear that the hairloss is due to her hanging out of her - for which the Gill does nothing - just lets her away with it!! Any advice or similar problem?? Jackie had to of wrote this..to many big words in it for you to have done it Quote Link to post
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