Ferret BREEDER Diary - #3 Kit Development Birth to 6 Weeks

[@erikamarie5535]

I love this series you did. The babies are adorable and you treat them so well! I wish all ferrets had such a good and loving start. ❤ Thank you for showing the whole process.👍

[@kingsdownferrets8485]

You're welcome

[@SusanBradley-w7x]

You have my total respect for the way you love and look after your little furry babies and mums etc.My husband and I have ferrets just as pets not for hunting and we adore them just like you.Your an amazing caring breeder and owner of our furry friends.❤❤❤

[@kingsdownferrets8485]

Thanks for the kind words. They are so special to us!

[@ferretsandbirdsandwhatnot]

i love this channel!

[@supersoundninja]

Thank you for making this, just had my first litter today!

[@mayonnaiseeee]

Excellent video. I loved 8:38 "hey kid, lemme give you a love bite"

[@kingsdownferrets8485]

Haha, yeah he def wanted to grab him. That said Rumble grabs anyone and anything that goes near him currently. Randy sod!

[@shamapes]

Thank you! I loved you names them after cereals...lol ❤

[@Gabriel-joyfulnes38]

So cute❤❤

[@StephenMorgans]

Excellent video, thoroughly enjoy all of your vids. Very informative and in some ways more so than some professionals we know. Our Jill, Pixie, is currently pregnant and it has been extremely interesting to follow her through her pregnancy. Wish her luck, and we will do our best to support her throughout ❤

[@kingsdownferrets8485]

Good luck Pixie! Let us know how she gets on 🙂

[@Lord.Polecat]

Your videos are really helpful! We welcomed our first 8 kit three days ago😊

[@kingsdownferrets8485]

Is that first 8 kits? Gone in at the deep end if you went from no ferrets to getting 8 at once 😁

[@Lord.Polecat]

@@kingsdownferrets8485 the ferret mummy is taking care of all, and all the kits survive. Mummy gave me a bite when I tried to brush her toilet…

[@kingsdownferrets8485]

@Happy Ferret Pack ah! I understand. I thought you meant you had just bought 8 kits 😄. Exciting and good luck with your litter. You will find that the mummy will be different during this stage than she normally is, she will likely have a shorter temper. But they go back to normal after the kits have grown.

[@Lord.Polecat]

@@kingsdownferrets8485 I have 5 adult ferrets, two of them are male polecats and jills are ferret. After the first one delivered, the other two are in process, maybe 20 days and 40 days later. I watched the kits, they looked like ugly baby mice…..ohhhhhh

[@masvace2229]

I want to start breeding ferrets but I can't find a any unentered

[@noodleydoodleys]

Are you in the US?

[@alexandersilbey1943]

At my school and we have 2 ferrets, they're names are bandit (male) and lulu (female) I'm surprised bandit hasn't boinked lulu yet

[@kingsdownferrets8485]

They will only mate if both are in season. But more likely than not your school ferrets will have been neutered which means they can't come into season.

[@adammaugans494]

Love this

[@rubyruby123xo]

How can you tell if the kits are getting enough milk from the mum?

[@kingsdownferrets8485]

We weigh them daily and ensure weight gain. They also need to look strong and active, relatively speaking. A kit not getting enough milk will be weak and inactive.

[@nathanielunu]

so uh I want to ask how do you teach baby ferrets not to bite? because we have baby ferrets for the second time, and the first time they didn't stop biting even when they weren't hungry

[@kingsdownferrets8485]

You have to accept that baby ferrets often just nip regardless. Then you train them over time to recognise you as non-edible! We find the more raw meat they are fed the less they bite. This is because it fills them up quicker and makes them more docile. But it varies a lot from litter to litter. This year our kits never bit me at all!

[@beann7336]

Can anyone help? My ferret gave birth around two hours ago and it was quite unexpected. I’m unsure on what to do and what needs to be done. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

[@kingsdownferrets8485]

At this stage, you can check that mum is ok, by now she should be over labour, and not struggling or straining. Check that the milk is coming through (ie kits are attached and seem contented). Then make sure your food for mum is top quality, and calcium rich. May need occasional calcium supplement (either powder or liquid).

[@noodleydoodleys]

Sits here in America not knowing what newborn ferrets look like until now. Almost all our ferrets are Marshalls ferrets and they are already spayed/neutered. Is there a secret non Marshalls ferret society in the US or are we just the factory made ferret country?!

[@kingsdownferrets8485]

I'm not aware of a situation in any other country where a factory like marshalls produces all the pets. There are private pet ferret breeders in the US too, although may not be close by.

[@tacobell1299]

They're so small 💕🥲

[@kanadakanadakanada]

Do you sell kits?

[@camanklaundry]

If the female get birth, should we separated from the male or they can joined together

[@kingsdownferrets8485]

Its best to keep the male separate from the female. At least 2 weeks before birth, and until kits are older.

[@camanklaundry]

@@kingsdownferrets8485 the male will eat the kits?

[@kingsdownferrets8485]

In the wild, the male plays no role in the birth or raising the kits. The female wouldn't tolerate his presence. In captivity, males have shown varying responses to kits. Sometimes they are aggressive, sometimes they don't care. It depends on the individual. However whilst the kits are young, they are always struggling to get a place to drink milk. If a large hob was in the nest it would make it difficult for the new kits to feed properly. So even if the male were good with the kits, he could accidentally smother them or cause starvation.

[@camanklaundry]

@@kingsdownferrets8485 thanks... My ferret today get birth 8 kits and i already separated the male

[@camanklaundry]

@@kingsdownferrets8485 today im shocked, the kits disapear, i'm looking every where and suddenly i found them at the nest box in male cage, is it safe? Or i put them back in the female nest box?

[@mphat5641]

Omg help ,my ferret can never eat raw meat

[@shamapes]

Aaweee, did I die or mis-counted at first?

[@kingsdownferrets8485]

No they were all fine this time. 🙂

[@pacoescobar7596]

Your house is clear of rats thats for sure