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Can you post pics of the hob and the two jills?
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It's not uncommon for a jill to come in heat if she's nursing a small litter. She should go back out of heat on her own in a couple weeks.
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It's also possible that she may have a uterine infection, due to the open cervix. She needs to see a vet ASAP.
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I'm inclined to agree with you.
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Guess my reply is a few months late. I've seen 2-3 pics over the years of what appear to be true polecats in the wild, so they certainly do exist in the UK. I just don't think that the ones currently being bred and sold as European polecats are pure polecats, though many of them do appear to be hybrids of varying degrees. The two captive bred polecats I imported from the UK last fall are excellent quality with outstanding temperaments, and have the typical stocky, muscular polecat body but their heads lack the frontal eye placement of true polecats, so I consider them high content hybri
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I agree. He appears to be emotionally immature and his posts make it quite obvious that he knows very little about ferrets and how to care for them properly.
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Since plant protein, which ferrets can't utilize, is included in the total protein count in kibble, none of the kibbles provide as much protein as a raw/whole prey diet. I've tried both the EVO feline and the Natural Gold (high protein/low carb kibbles), and the ferrets always had loose stools which smelled to high heaven. I've fed a raw/whole prey diet for the past few years and all my ferrets are in much better condition than they were on any of the top quality kibbles.
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Too much liver can create a Vitamin A toxicity. However, recent research has shown that ferrets can utilize much more Vitamin A than previously thought. It's much easier to overdose Vitamin D.
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I don't see any indication that she's anything but a ferret.
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It seems to be a common misconception that pure polecats are bigger than ferrets. A true polecat is small with a stocky, very well muscled, build, plus has a completely different eye set and placement from ferrets. All but a very few of the supposed "polecats" I've seen pics of over the years are almost certainly hybrids or polecat colored ferrets.
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They probably can, but they shouldn't...it's very bad for them.
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Dark Eyed White Jill Wanted (Northern Ireland)
ferret lady replied to Dazzam's topic in Ferrets & Ferreting
LOL! In this case, eye color just might have some relevance as albinos do have ocular defects as a result of the albino genes. I can't see it affecting how they work, though. -
Dark Eyed White Jill Wanted (Northern Ireland)
ferret lady replied to Dazzam's topic in Ferrets & Ferreting
Albinos lack pigmentation completely, so will always have pink eyes. It sounds like what you're looking for would be a DEW (Dark Eyed White). -
I was forwarded a post from the FML forum, written by a ferret owner who is involved with the investigation, that sounds as though the ferret might not have been responsible for the bitten off fingers. They also had been investigated a short time previously for complaints about dogs they owned.
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Unless taurine is included in the puppy biscuit ingredients, this could lead to cardiac problems. Also, regular feeding of any food which is high in carbohydrates to a ferret can result in gastrointestinal problems and/or insulinoma.
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A hob and a jill can be kept together when the hob's not in rut. The jills will usually only accept other jills if they have grown up with them.
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IMO, mental competence includes decent ethics...and no ethical breeder would even consider breeding Angoras.
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Rampton secure unit for the metally insane nottingamshire That would be a good location for all Angora breeders, as they are obviously not mentally competent.
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Were you surprised?? I rarely post on that forum, as I doubt my views would be appreciated much of the time.
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I certainly hope so!!
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For those who see Angoras as a money making operation, be aware that Angora jills do not produce sufficient milk to rear their kits successfully, so the kits have to be fostered to a nursing ferret jill. Plus, even breeding two full Angoras together will only produce one or two Angora kits in a litter. The rest of the kits will look like regular ferrts, but may have many or most of the detrimental Angoras genetics. I don't know of any knowledgeable, ethical ferret breeders who would even consider breeding ferrets with such poor genetics nor any ferret organization which approves of breeding
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Wullie, I'm glad you're keeping him to ensure that he won't be used for breeding. Not only does he have the Angora bad genetics, the picture shows that he has another serious genetic defect, ie, what is referred to as a "twisted nose," the result of a jaw malformation where the upper and lower jaws do not meet properly. Does he have any trouble eating or chewing as a result of it?
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Angora ferrets are genetic disasters and I'm not aware of any knowledgeable, ethical ferret breeders who would even consider breeding them. Also, I don't know of any reputable ferret organization anywhere in the world which condones their breeding and most discourage it, as they promote only the breeding of mentally and physically sound, healthy ferrets. The ONLY reason I can think of for breeding such ferrets is greed. There are always idiots, ignorant or otherwise, who are willing to pay high prices for something perceived as unusual or different with little or no concern for the anima
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It sounds as though your kits have developed what is called "Swimmer Syndrome" in dogs, which has been documented in ferrets, as well (See Dr. Lewington's recently revised ferret book). It appears to be the result either of insufficient calcium in the kit's diet or else the kit's inability to utilize it sufficiently. Since it appears to run in families in dogs, it's almost certainly at least partially genetic. At the very least, I'd recommend that none of the kits in the litter are used for breeding, and it would be advisable to remove the parents of the litter from future breeding, as
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It could well have been mastitis that killed your jill, as it seems to be most common when the kits are around 4 weeks old. It's wise to check nursing jills twice a day to ensure that there is no hard swelling or change in color in and around any of the mammary glands and nipples. If caught early, when only one nipple is infected, the less serious type can be easily treated with Amoxycillin or Clavamox, and the kits don't have to be removed. The more serious type (e. coli mastitis) can kill the jill within hours, so it's vital that a vet see the jill ASAP if there is any indication of an in
