sawdust and kitz

[MickyB 327]

My jill is due any day(any second) and she just started dragging sawdust in her nest im wondering will it affect the kits i added a bit more straw in front of her den so she can take that instead so if it will endanger the kits i'll need to get it out now but dont want to bother her nest by changing everything so close to giving birth need answers asap lads

cheers Micky

[socks 32,253]

My jill is due any day(any second) and she just started dragging sawdust in her nest im wondering will it affect the kits i added a bit more straw in front of her den so she can take that instead so if it will endanger the kits i'll need to get it out now but dont want to bother her nest by changing everything so close to giving birth need answers asap lads

cheers Micky

 

if your talking about shavings then there will be no problem ... if its dust then i would remove it and leave just the straw

[MickyB 327]

yeh i mean the shanings thanks last minute panicing :sick:

[border-hunter 29]

yeh i mean the shanings thanks last minute panicing :sick:

she will be fine mate, try using a towel folded with some straw ontop my jill is gonna haver hers in a few weeks and thats what im doing, unless someon gives me a better idea

[KittleRox 2,147]

yeh i mean the shanings thanks last minute panicing :sick:

I think you mean "shavings" lol

[Elmer Fudd 2011 39]

dont need to be panicing mate she will be ok . dont go in to the nest and all well be well just let her do her job

[vduben 55]

just leave her to it, imo it doesnt matter whats around, as long as she has some straw in her bed she'll be fine

[jackwhippet 3]

Mate if you put about 1" of shavings then a good handful of barley straw in the nest box she will thermoregulate and sort everything out for herself good luck

JW

[MickyB 327]

Nice one lads just put the shavings down a bit of straw then a pillar case (tied at the end) with the straw on top shes sorted it all out i tried the towel last night and her claw got caught in some thread so i changed it she ready to drop any day now thanks for the advice lads

[kevin from bristol 95]

ive never had a problem with it and im in the same boat waiting for the drop good luck fella

[DogMagic 461]

As has been said, sawdust aint a good thing but shavings and straw are spot on. They will do the rest themselves.

[The one 8,589]

A good bed of shavings is plenty they will absorb the blood ect and be fine till the kitts are moving about and crapping on it

[MikeTheDog 153]

Why do people put towels and fecking pillow cases in for the kits?.... A good handful of clean straw is all that's needed and less chance of a kit getting lost in the folds of a towel.

 

Remember to have some fresh meat ready for the kits when they start crawling about the nest at about three weeks old or sooner.

[Moe 108]

i would not put any type of cloth items in for nesting as kits can get tangled up and suffocate,same as with pups you can never be to careful.and as for sawdust i have never lost a ferret to sawdust poisoning.