Moving Jill and her kits

[David K 172]

My jill and her 9 kits are housed in a hutch on two levels, nest box, water and food at the top and an open bottom level with wood shavings for her toilet area. The kits are now 2 weeks old and starting to try and climb out of the nest box and she is dragging them back in. As they get older they will eventually escape the nest box and venture down the ramp to the bottom section of the hutch, so would it be better if they where housed on one level so she doesn't have to drag them back up?

At what age would it be appropiate to move her and her offspring into the larger ferret court so they could have more room to move around? My hob is in there on his own at the moment and I could easily move him to a single hutch.

 

 

[theferreter 311]

just close the bottom section of untill there a bit more steady on there feet and are able to find there way about with out any problems the jill will drag any that venture to far back to the nest box anyway as for moving them till the court i would wait till there around 7 weeks mate

[Jamie m 668]

Two weeks old climbing out ?????

[David K 172]

Thanks Ferreter.