Welsh_red 5,045 Posted July 8, 2018 Report Share Posted July 8, 2018 Up until this week my 2 Jill's have lived happily with my vas hob . This week one of the jills has started being a bit of a knob to the other , grabbinv her by the neck and dragging her back to the nest so I took her out for a few days into another hutch and the other Jill lived fine with the hob . Put them all back in together yesterday and they were back to fine . Today it started again so I removed the Jill again into another hutch . The other Jill started doing it to the hob then . So I took them both away from the hob and their together in another hutch again. It's not a constant thing where the one is getting pounded bit hsppend quite frequently today . A little look online and I've seen it mentioned it could be the kills hormones .just wondering what causes it , is it the extreme heat? Neither are in seadon any more and all ferrets get a overload of frozen bottles Quote Link to post
gnipper 6,863 Posted July 8, 2018 Report Share Posted July 8, 2018 If they were mated then they've had phantoms so are treating the others like they're kits. 1 Quote Link to post
Welsh_red 5,045 Posted July 9, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 9, 2018 8 hours ago, gnipper said: If they were mated then they've had phantoms so are treating the others like they're kits. I assumed they'd have a pot belly etc even tho it might be a phantom pregnancy . Any idea how long it usually happens for and will they be ok left together Quote Link to post
Arry 25,268 Posted July 9, 2018 Report Share Posted July 9, 2018 I get this every year after mine have had the jill jab. This year a small one year old gill was trying to drag them all into the nest box even though some of the others are twice the size of her. I just leave them to get on with it, they don't hurt each other just trying to mother the others. Cheers Arry 1 Quote Link to post
The one 8,592 Posted July 9, 2018 Report Share Posted July 9, 2018 Ive got a snipped hob with 8 jills and there's no a problem with the hob hes probably too knackered to do much but as you day the jills are dragging each other about as there hormones are fecked just a problem of a phantom pregnancy the only thing is you get a few squeals and a odd scab but its summer lol 1 Quote Link to post
Adampie8432 891 Posted July 9, 2018 Report Share Posted July 9, 2018 My Jill had a phantom and she now does that too my other Jill, I just leave them on with it as it's not constant or hurting the other Jill in any way. She should come out of it soon enough. Are Adam Quote Link to post
Welsh_red 5,045 Posted July 9, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 9, 2018 Cheers all , good to know . Quote Link to post
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