Mothering jills

[The one 8,594]

What the feck happens to them ive got a jill 2/3 years old first litter the wife popped her camera over the top of the nest box and got nailed ,last night my son came in from feeding the ferrets and shes got him half way up his arm .Bloody things turned into monster in all my years i can honestly say ive never had one as bad as that shes actually launching herself at you .

[lurche 48]

typical woman after having kids pmsl

[Tug 168]

That's why I've rigged up a camera in the nest box! Means I can keep a comfortable distance until she's ready to let me handle them. Last thing I want is the jill getting distressed from trying to look in or poke a camera in.

If she's really that aggressive then maybe you are getting too close too soon.

Edited April 25, 2012 by Tug

[Guest vin]

The mother to my jills was the same...my mate couldnt get near the cage.

[Jamie m 668]

It's best to begin with that you dO all feeding etc as you have the bond , last year even the sound of other people in the garden set the jill off

[The one 8,594]

She sits looking at you and when you try to remove the rabbit remains shes pulled into the nest box shes like a bloody jack in the box hope she settles down as they get older

[shabadoodoo 16]

My Jill is spot on she keeps running into the nest then back out, I think she wants me to have a look at the kits. I,ll wait a week before evening trying to look

[celtic 28]

this like my polecat not let near her noo not drop yet

[Tug 168]

Stop her dragging food back to the box, tie the rabbits leg to the side of the hutch. She can still tear flesh to take to the kits, but still leaves carcasse for you to take out when it's a bit old!

[BenjaminCadd 109]

Same here mine are all the same snap at my hand, its only protective so i dont realy worry, but i just keep them on dry ferret food when they are in tup save moving there bedding around to find remains.

[The one 8,594]

I like to drop a small or half grown rabbit in the bed section from three weeks though, even if they cant eat it the kits are all over it sucking it getting the juices and with a big litter it takes some of the stress off the jill