peterhunter86 8,627 Posted October 10, 2014 Report Share Posted October 10, 2014 My mate has a jill in season and someone told him it has to be mated or it will die i know nothing about ferrets and told him that is noncence but he wont listing to me can anyone help put him straight cheers Quote Link to post
Ibracadabra 5 Posted October 10, 2014 Report Share Posted October 10, 2014 No it won't die. It's not necessarily good to leave a jill in season but many do it with no consequences. Best bet is to have him take her to the vets and ask for a jill jab to take her out of season. Alternatively find a vasectomised hob to bring her out of season. Or leave her, the decision is his. Quote Link to post
samba 534 Posted October 10, 2014 Report Share Posted October 10, 2014 it will soon come out of season at this time of year Quote Link to post
peterhunter86 8,627 Posted October 10, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2014 Cheers lads Quote Link to post
peterhunter86 8,627 Posted October 10, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2014 She had a litter a few months ago Quote Link to post
Ibracadabra 5 Posted October 10, 2014 Report Share Posted October 10, 2014 If he's been breeding her I'd have thought he would have understood how a Jill's season works surely? But yes just leave her she'll be fine Quote Link to post
peterhunter86 8,627 Posted October 10, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2014 She was pregnant when he got her as far as i know he never pland breeding her Quote Link to post
krawnden 1,036 Posted October 11, 2014 Report Share Posted October 11, 2014 So long as you keep the cage clean, a jill left in season shouldn't come to any harm. By 'clean' I mean if she's on her own clean out the shit corner either daily or every other day at most. If more than one ferret kept together, do it daily. If kept in dirty conditions, in season jills can pick up infections and that's when they can die. Quote Link to post
The one 8,398 Posted October 11, 2014 Report Share Posted October 11, 2014 This time of year with the early dark night's she wont be in season long i wouldn't be keen on getting her jabbed and filling her with hormones for a short period Quote Link to post
Mochastorm 68 Posted October 11, 2014 Report Share Posted October 11, 2014 Keeping her hutch scrupulously clean will have absolutely no effect on protecting her from potential illness. You may be stretched finding a vasectomised hob at this time of the year, as they are coming out of 'season' themselves. As has been suggested the shortening days should help, and a jill jab should be the last resort, but should be considered if she doesn't appear to coming out of season after a couple of weeks. The hormonal imbalance can be addressed this way to bring her back in cync. Best of luck with her. Quote Link to post
peterhunter86 8,627 Posted October 11, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 11, 2014 Thanks for the reploys lads Quote Link to post
jocktemple 1 Posted October 12, 2014 Report Share Posted October 12, 2014 its sounds crazy but this is an old trick get a smooth round stone about size of a brick put it in beside a hob that has done his stud duties for the year for a few days then take it out and put it the centre of your hutch this can fool the jill cycologicaly and bring her back out not as quick as a hob can but quicker than being left in good luck with your ferrets Quote Link to post
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