Slang term for ferret.

Symptoms of the disease may include weight loss, weakness in the hind legs and hair loss beginning at the base of the tail progressing up the spine and back, which gets progressively worse with time.

Medical term for adrenal gland tumor.

A ferret which has no pigmentation. Ferret must be all white with red(pink) eyes.

Medical term for hair loss.

The leader of the pack (or should we say business). The dominant ferret in the group.

See Kibble.

Like the albino, a black eyed white has an all white coat. Unlike the albino it has black eyes, hence the name black-eyed white.

When a ferret sheds its coat (they do this twice a year for the winter and summer coats) there is a time where they look a little thread-bare. This is occurs when they have just lost their old coat and are in the process of growing a new coat. The act of shedding is called "blowing a coat". The threadbare look is called a "blown coat [..]

Ferrets that have been kept together for so long that separating them would cause them emotional distress.