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Post by ferretdude on Jun 9, 2012 8:14:46 GMT -5
in a couple of days i am getting a pregnant jill i have done loads of research but i just wanted some tips from breeders i am also getting her sister who is not pregnant when should i separate them `
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Post by Sherry on Jun 9, 2012 12:59:38 GMT -5
Are you looking for tips for breeding her again, or tips for looking after a pregnant jill and kits?
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Post by ferretdude on Jun 11, 2012 14:18:11 GMT -5
mostly the pregnant jill but i do want to know about the actual breeding
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Post by Deleted on Jun 11, 2012 14:57:22 GMT -5
do you know when she is due. a jill needs to be in a nice quiet place where she can feel safe and have a good nesting box away from other animals esp if first time mom. She will rearrange things to her own satisfaction. I would separate them a week before due date
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Post by ferretdude on Jun 12, 2012 14:58:42 GMT -5
i am she is due on 7th jusly i will seperate on 30th june
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Post by crazylady on Jun 12, 2012 15:12:12 GMT -5
try and give her a nice quiet area with plenty of nesting material so she can arrange a nest to her liking has she had kits before ? or is she a first time mum ? take care bye for now Bev
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Post by ferretdude on Jun 13, 2012 14:40:28 GMT -5
this is her first litter also her sister will be put with a male at the weekend will there temprament change
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Post by Sherry on Jun 13, 2012 14:47:05 GMT -5
Out if curiosity- do you know their background health wise? The reason I'm asking is that I find it really surprising that you were able to get a pregnant Jill as well as another for the purposes if breeding, without the original breeder mentoring you on this.
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Post by crazylady on Jun 13, 2012 14:50:17 GMT -5
wow yes there can be temperament change in some cases they can eat the kits if spooked in the slightest or they can be extra protective and bite you or siblings or they can over clean the young causing deformities may I just ask have you ever bred ferrets before ? the reason I am asking is two litters so close together is a lot of work and very costly ( what if for example they both have say 13 ! can you re home that many ? ) or what if they both need caesarean sections that's one heck of a vets bill what if one mum dies can you find surrogates ? because hand raising isn't an easy job up every two hours round the clock then there is the overall expense of raising them to 12 weeks old until they can go to new homes that's a lot of food time and poop ! good luck take care bye for now Bev
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Post by ferretdude on Jun 13, 2012 15:36:11 GMT -5
the previes owner is a freind he is mentoring me in person
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Post by Sherry on Jun 13, 2012 18:30:14 GMT -5
Okay, that's good! The main reason I was asking is that, while we have no problem trying to answer your questions, I am surprised you didn't take them to your mentor first. That's what they're there for in the first place. That, and I don't think we can ethically support a byb here on the forum. However- if you are truly interested in breeding solely for the health of the animal, and understand that this is most likely a "losing money" type of thing, we're behind you 100%
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Post by joan on Jun 13, 2012 18:44:15 GMT -5
Sherry, he's in the UK.
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Post by Sherry on Jun 13, 2012 19:21:14 GMT -5
Ah! Thanks Joan! I've been on the phone for the last couple of days, rather than the comp. doesn't show where people are from. But regardless- same sentiment holds.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 14, 2012 7:13:35 GMT -5
Okay, that's good! The main reason I was asking is that, while we have no problem trying to answer your questions, I am surprised you didn't take them to your mentor first. That's what they're there for in the first place. That, and I don't think we can ethically support a byb here on the forum. However- if you are truly interested in breeding solely for the health of the animal, and understand that this is most likely a "losing money" type of thing, we're behind you 100% I keep having to tell my boyfriend that no, I do not want to breed them. I think because he's grown up on a farm and has bred and raised champion goats, plus dealt with cats and dogs and all that fun stuff he thinks he could breed ferrets. I've already explained to him there's no money in it and it's dangerous to keep jills intact and that the males reek to high heaven. He still wants itty bitty ferret babies though. When we end up with our own house I do want an intact hobb so I can have him vasectomied and be fixed, but be healthier than a marshall's kit. I also would want intact jills but either implant them or have the v hob do the naughty for them. There's no way we are bringing intact hobs into a townhouse condo though, the neighbors are sure to notice. when we go house shopping I am planning on getting a house with some combination of guest house/shed/courtyard so the fuzzies can live outdoors.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 14, 2012 13:32:05 GMT -5
I lived in an 800 sq ft townhouse apartment with my intact hob, during his whole first rut! (generally known as the most stinky rut!) Neighbors didn't notice, but my roomate did I had to work to keep the smell under control but it's doable.
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