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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Merkuri" data-source="post: 3276674" data-attributes="member: 41321">As someone with allergies, telling me your pet doesn't shed won't convince me of anything.  It's not actually the fur that we're allergic to, but the dander and saliva.  Even if your pet sheds not a hair, its invisible dander will still be all over the apartment, in the funiture and carpets.  It can take about three months without a pet for a room to become dander-free.Many pets who don't shed (or who don't shed much) are also hypoallergenic, but the lack of loose fur doesn't make a difference in and of itself.That's something to keep in mind when choosing a pet if you have friends or roomates with allergies.  Birds and lizards will probably not affect them (some people are allergic to birds, but it's much less common), but mammals (like the ferret) will probably make them uncomfortable when in your apartment.</blockquote>