sherry Posted April 16 Report Share Posted April 16 Hi all, would love to have advice on what to do with people with experience, me and my partner got two new ferrets yesterday, one Jill and one male that has been done, in the past the Jill has been eating her babies, she was living in a large area with two other males where they can go where they wanted, what I think is the male has gone where she has had her kits and she felt threatened with the males being there and ate them, or the male ate them as to mate again, both ferrets feel skinny too when we pick them up, so maybe she was under fed and ate them, was going to breed the Jill with my male that we already have, but decided not to just yet til she settles in and gets more weight on, I would love any advice you have got, will try anything Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigbob Posted April 16 Report Share Posted April 16 Hello and welcome Why do you feel you need to breed the jill ? ,the one and only question to ask yourself is ' Is my jill a good enough worker to be bred from and do i need any replacements ?. If you still feel the need to bred her remember the rescues are bursting to overflowing with ferrets and a litter of ferrets can eat as much as a small nation when fed right You said the hobs had a snip if that's the case use him on the jill to bring her out of season and give her a rest this year Feed her up let her settle down and maybe next year try her again but separate her from the hob and leave her alone with the kits till they start coming out the nest box and see if she's happy to let you handle them without killing them ?. but some jills are like that and should never be bred from Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mice! Posted April 16 Report Share Posted April 16 I would never have left my Jill in with any other ferret when they were having young, separated the Male and females once they were mated and they were always in top condition. One year the kits all went very easily, another year nobody wanted them, and this was 20+ years ago when I could find rabbits, definitely think before you breed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tedward Posted May 26 Report Share Posted May 26 On 16/04/2024 at 20:13, Mice! said: definitely think before you breed. always good advice, - and not just for mustelids ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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