rabbit tourmentor 29 Posted August 30, 2008 Report Share Posted August 30, 2008 well i finally mated my gill rather late i must admit i tryed looking for a vaxed one with no luck anyway shes 3 weeks in and should have her kindle on the 22 or the 25 of september will i have trouble getting rid of kits ? Quote Link to post
rabbit tourmentor 29 Posted August 30, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2008 someone Quote Link to post
Kay 3,709 Posted August 30, 2008 Report Share Posted August 30, 2008 Have you bred her so you can keep some of the kits back ? Quote Link to post
para1 11 Posted August 30, 2008 Report Share Posted August 30, 2008 I may be wrong but I don't think she will have any young Quote Link to post
rabbit tourmentor 29 Posted August 30, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2008 no im not keeping any she looks pregy her vagina has come of heat i just have to wait and see Quote Link to post
rabbit tourmentor 29 Posted August 30, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2008 I may be wrong but I don't think she will have any young is there a reason mate Quote Link to post
rabbit tourmentor 29 Posted August 30, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2008 providing she lives it will be ok Quote Link to post
Kay 3,709 Posted August 30, 2008 Report Share Posted August 30, 2008 providing she lives it will be ok Isnt she very well? Quote Link to post
rabbit tourmentor 29 Posted August 30, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2008 no but i wanted her out of season so she wouldnt die next year i will keep you posted on her progress Quote Link to post
para1 11 Posted August 30, 2008 Report Share Posted August 30, 2008 no but i wanted her out of season so she wouldnt die next year i will keep you posted on her progress Your ferret will not die just because she was in season, keep her cage clean and she would have been fine.She will be ok now anyway as james c has said Quote Link to post
rabbit tourmentor 29 Posted August 31, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2008 they tend to die in 2 years if not mated Quote Link to post
skycat 6,174 Posted August 31, 2008 Report Share Posted August 31, 2008 they tend to die in 2 years if not mated Someone really should set this lad straight. Yes, in an ideal world a jill should be brought out of season, either by mating or the jab, but providing you keep their court/hutch clean (cleaning the shit corners daily etc), you feed good quality fresh food and there is always clean water available, there is no reason why your jill should die. I think that a lot of the old wives' about jills dying if they were not mated stems from the fact that in the past a lot of people kept ferrets in disgusting conditions: tiny cages, never or seldom cleaned out, maggots crawling through festering meat etc etc. An in season jill is more at risk of infection from dragging her hind quarters through filth as her vulva is open and bacteria can enter her uterus and cause infection. We have a 9 year old jill that hasn't been mated for the last 6 years, and she is healthy and fit as a youngster: she comes out of season when the days shorten and looks as good as the younger ferrets. Yes, we are finally getting one of our hobs vasectomised, but in my experience good husbandry is the key to healthy animals, of all sorts. Quote Link to post
The one 8,592 Posted August 31, 2008 Report Share Posted August 31, 2008 Just because you couldn't find a snipped hob you could have used the jill jab as these will be late kitts and for working them it will be well into next year before you can use them Quote Link to post
rabbit tourmentor 29 Posted August 31, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2008 she always has fresh water and food and is always clean hutch i do know what im talking about Quote Link to post
sue 1 Posted August 31, 2008 Report Share Posted August 31, 2008 i once had a late litter they were born in november ,because it was cooler the jill was happier and the kits had more time to mature for the following season good luck and hope you find homes for them Quote Link to post
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