Re: What makes a fur turn prime....
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I can tell you what caused Uncle Fester's hair problem, and the photoperiod is the least of his worries. _________________________ It wasnt too many mating seasons was it?
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Re: What makes a fur turn prime....
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Did mammels continue thier normal fur loss - fur gain cycle during the last ice age? When the continent cooled did animals adapt and keep thier winter coats for longer periods of time?
My gut tells me that more than just daylight is at work, intersting though.
i BELIEVE THAT WOULD BE CALLED EVOLUTION, SURVIVAL OF THE FITEST. stupid caps lock.. anyways, either those animals adapted, either through evolution with the genetic traits of the survivors being passed down or the animals migrated to the climate for which they were suited. I have caught Alaska beavers, which live in Glacially fed rivers, with a summer temp near 37- 40 degrees, and in october they are still blue, december, and they have primed up. So environment is not a factor in the primeness. However, the traits or genetic disposition for them to have a heavier coat even in summer has evolved, the primeness is still dependant on the light.
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Re: What makes a fur turn prime....
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Does anybody know how much daylight or lack of daylight is necessary before the pineal gland gets activated to begin priming process?
Thanks, Jack Kelley Rupert, Idaho 62 years old
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Re: What makes a fur turn prime....
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Yes, altering light under artificial conditions will cause earlier or later priming or estrus cyles in captive populations.
Fur farmers have been doing it for years for both pelting and breeding purposes.There is now a small pellet type pill that can be injected under the skin in the neck area of say a mink or fox that has the same effect as the melitonin(?sp) that will bring the fur into prime a month sooner.By doing this it allows the fur farmer a larger time frame to pelt when you have a large operation.Inject some with the pellet to get a jump on the pelting season.
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Re: What makes a fur turn prime....
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is it true that you can place un-prime hides in the freezer to "prime" them up before selling ? thanks in advance Only for possum,they never die.
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Re: What makes a fur turn prime....
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Re: What makes a fur turn prime....
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So if we lock uncle fester in a windowless room all day will he grow his hair back? ROTFALMAO I wish Fester was home to see that one
Star Pupil of the Stancil Southern Speech Academy.......
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