my pregnent ferret

[jedandlevo 8]

my ferret is getting really big now it is still in the same cage as the other bitch should i split them as quick as possible or wont it make any difference as i read the bitch will eat the pups as it will treat the bitch as a threat this is my first time at lining the jill so no critasisim please just advise needed please

[stubby 175]

it all depends on your ferrets mate, mine are kept in the court system (altogether) so other jills act as surrogate aunts and take the pressure off the mum, but you have to be fully confident of your ferts, deciede what your going to do, and get it sorted, rather than leaving it too late and distressing the jill with a split later on

[jedandlevo 8]

it all depends on your ferrets mate, mine are kept in the court system (altogether) so other jills act as surrogate aunts and take the pressure off the mum, but you have to be fully confident of your ferts, deciede what your going to do, and get it sorted, rather than leaving it too late and distressing the jill with a split later on

 

ok mate as this is me first time and am really eagr as how they turn out if they do? hope they do im bustin to see a ferrtet bread by me compeared to others i have bought in the past

[andy s410c 63]

I would put the pregnant jill in her own cage as it may cause stress to both of them or the young kits being eaten.When i had a court system i always removed my pregers jills them re introduced mother & kits to the court at about 8 weeks however i did once have a jill that ate one of the kits i decided to keep which was about 10 weeks old & the jill that ate it was a very docile,poor worker needless to say it went to a friend that wanted a pet fert like Stubby says how well do you know your ferts can the other be trusted with kits??

[jedandlevo 8]

I would put the pregnant jill in her own cage as it may cause stress to both of them or the young kits being eaten.When i had a court system i always removed my pregers jills them re introduced mother & kits to the court at about 8 weeks however i did once have a jill that ate one of the kits i decided to keep which was about 10 weeks old & the jill that ate it was a very docile,poor worker needless to say it went to a friend that wanted a pet fert like Stubby says how well do you know your ferts can the other be trusted with kits??

 

dont no as boths jills are form the same litter and the hob is from a litter in shotton collerie

[Kay 3,709]

Have you not had these ferrets long then ?

[young1982 1]

Bit late in the year for kits isn't it?

Edited January 18, 2008 by young1982

[stubby 175]

good point, why are you saying she's pregnant, jills come into season when the days get longer, their vulva swells to a degree that its sticking out their rear end, the hob will bite the back of the jills neck to keep hold of her and have his wicked way,

does any of that ring true,

did you see/notice a swelling

did you witness a proper mating

or

did you see ferrets playing

 

if the jills had come into season some how, then the hob would have had both of them,

are you 100% sure the extra weight gain is'nt just cos she's the dominant jill, and getting more food than the other

[Simoman 110]

Ferrets are photoperiodic breeders and only come into season as the day length increases. The pituitary gland in the brain releases hormones, unless you have them in an artificial environment the I can'see her being pregnant. Surely you would have noticed the swollen vulva and all the signs?????????????

[lorelei0922 2]

Ferrets are photoperiodic breeders and only come into season as the day length increases. The pituitary gland in the brain releases hormones, unless you have them in an artificial environment the I can'see her being pregnant. Surely you would have noticed the swollen vulva and all the signs?????????????

 

I have a jill who is in season now... she's outdoors only in dim natural light only, as she was a rescue we're not CERTAIN but know she's likley this years kit.. the other jill who i KNOW is this years kit is still flat as a pancake... makes the comparrison very easy lol. The hob that lives with them is very gentle and i haven't witnessed the mating bit yet... i guess a week or so will tell if the swelling goes down ?

[Kay 3,709]

good point, why are you saying she's pregnant, jills come into season when the days get longer, their vulva swells to a degree that its sticking out their rear end, the hob will bite the back of the jills neck to keep hold of her and have his wicked way,

does any of that ring true,

did you see/notice a swelling

did you witness a proper mating

or

did you see ferrets playing

 

if the jills had come into season some how, then the hob would have had both of them,

are you 100% sure the extra weight gain is'nt just cos she's the dominant jill, and getting more food than the other

 

The bit about the foods a very good point , but thats only going to become confirmed if he observes them while there feeding

[Kay 3,709]

this pics what the jill would have looked like when she was in season, the size may have varied slightlu though

 

 

this pic is my jill last year , she is big but went another 2 weeks after this pic was taken

 

 

hope this helps a bit

[Ossie 11]

...i read the bitch will eat the pups...

 

just a little one, and you can all shout at me for being pedantic, but female ferrets are jills and they have kits. female dogs are bitches, and they have pups.

[jedandlevo 8]

this pics what the jill would have looked like when she was in season, the size may have varied slightlu though

 

 

this pic is my jill last year , she is big but went another 2 weeks after this pic was taken

 

 

hope this helps a bit

cheers kay thats what me ferret looked like befor i put the hob in with after it her then it went down but now shes gettin fat now and you can see her nipples more clearly now and it has made a cicular bed now were it used to sleep any were in the cage befor and ive split the other bitch in to its own cage now because some one told me that the ferret might eat its kits as it might treat the other bitch as a threat im learning alot now by reading books and getting advice of the class web site keep the advice cumming as im no expert

oh ye when its had the kits will porrige be ok for the kits to eat as sum one said they used it befor

[jedandlevo 8]

Ferrets are photoperiodic breeders and only come into season as the day length increases. The pituitary gland in the brain releases hormones, unless you have them in an artificial environment the I can'see her being pregnant. Surely you would have noticed the swollen vulva and all the signs?????????????

i dont no all the sighns mate by far me mate said the bitch was in season so i put it with the hob all i no is that its fluzie was swollen up like that pic of kay sent me