moonlighter 1,160 Posted July 9, 2021 Report Share Posted July 9, 2021 What age do you normally sell kits. When I got mine they were 8 weeks old, but mine that I bred this year are now 6 weeks old, and I think there probably advanced enough now to leave their mum. Providing of course, there not going to another home with adult ferrets. I think they would get ragged around too much, but if they were kept separate, I’m sure they would be fine. Quote Link to post
TOMO 24,876 Posted July 9, 2021 Report Share Posted July 9, 2021 1 minute ago, moonlighter said: What age do you normally sell kits. When I got mine they were 8 weeks old, but mine that I bred this year are now 6 weeks old, and I think there probably advanced enough now to leave their mum. Providing of course, there not going to another home with adult ferrets. I think they would get ragged around too much, but if they were kept separate, I’m sure they would be fine. far to young...and my opinion is 8 weeks is to young ...personally 10 weeks plus ... at 6 weeks they have only had there eyes open 2 week... far far to young 4 Quote Link to post
moonlighter 1,160 Posted July 9, 2021 Author Report Share Posted July 9, 2021 6 minutes ago, TOMO said: far to young...and my opinion is 8 weeks is to young ...personally 10 weeks plus ... at 6 weeks they have only had there eyes open 2 week... far far to young Thanks for the reply. Quote Link to post
The one 8,397 Posted July 9, 2021 Report Share Posted July 9, 2021 If you think there eating and drinking well enough take them away from the jill it will give her a rest and let her build her condition back up and it lets them get a bit independence's and still play with kits there own age till there big enough to rehome 1 Quote Link to post
TOMO 24,876 Posted July 10, 2021 Report Share Posted July 10, 2021 11 hours ago, The one said: If you think there eating and drinking well enough take them away from the jill it will give her a rest and let her build her condition back up and it lets them get a bit independence's and still play with kits there own age till there big enough to rehome i dont believe theres any need for that either ....defiantly not at 6 weeks..... lets not forget wild polecats would still be with there mothers at 4 month old...... i think this thing of get rid quick ....is born out of not wanting to look after them....lets get them re homed so there out of my hair..... theres alot for young animals to learn growing up...they need to learn how to be a ferret....how to be a dog....etc 10 week is nothing out of anybodys life .... 4 Quote Link to post
moonlighter 1,160 Posted July 10, 2021 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2021 24 minutes ago, TOMO said: i dont believe theres any need for that either ....defiantly not at 6 weeks..... lets not forget wild polecats would still be with there mothers at 4 month old...... i think this thing of get rid quick ....is born out of not wanting to look after them....lets get them re homed so there out of my hair..... theres alot for young animals to learn growing up...they need to learn how to be a ferret....how to be a dog....etc 10 week is nothing out of anybodys life .... definitely not wanting to get rid as I don’t want to look after them. All my animals live a life of Riley and the kids love looking after them. It’s the same when I’ve had pups. I was only asking as I’ve not bred ferrets for 15 years and the last litter I had I kept. 1 Quote Link to post
The one 8,397 Posted July 10, 2021 Report Share Posted July 10, 2021 Ive always removed the jill at 6 weeks if there eating and drinking fine and run them on by themselves till i get rid of them at 12 week lets me see there all doing fine and let the jill build up her condition as i can start ferreting horse paddocks in august 1 Quote Link to post
TOMO 24,876 Posted July 10, 2021 Report Share Posted July 10, 2021 there still suckeling at that age....leave them with there mother... 1 Quote Link to post
Guss33 375 Posted July 10, 2021 Report Share Posted July 10, 2021 What we have found is if you take the kits away to early you could run the chance of your Jill going back into season a second time. We normally seperate them from their mother around 10 weeks but not sell them until they are around 12 weeks just to make sure they are good. Another one is we sometimes leave one kit with the Jill to prevent her from going back into season. The last thing you want is to end up with is a colony of ferrets. 4 Quote Link to post
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