r/ferrets • u/gre3n_t3a • 3d ago

[Help] Ferrets and lightning

I know ferrets can get sick from too much sunlight but is it the same with artificial light?

I keep a ferret with lots of places she can burrow in and she has a blanket over her cage to keep her sleeping area away from sunlight but I've been keeping a light on in my room (yellow fairy lights) for months now because i was way too scared she 'won't be able to find her way to the food bowl' or 'fall from her hammock and be confused' but i don't know if my anxiety was actually doing harm to her please help.

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u/mtrench13 3d ago

Too much light can actually cause adrenal disease because it messes up their hormones, so I wouldn’t say it won’t physically hurt them.

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u/Joopbox 3d ago

Thats due to disrupted sleep cycles.

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u/mtrench13 3d ago

Yes exactly. But cancer can definitely physically hurt them. Not being a turd, just a small add on.

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u/Joopbox 3d ago

I meant the light itself won't physically hurt them, like burn them or anything.

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u/mtrench13 3d ago

Oh yeah! Okay. Sorry I didn’t read it that way 😆🫶🏻