cookie 2 8 Posted December 19, 2009 Report Share Posted December 19, 2009 hello ive just got my first ferret last week and its a jill and ive heard you have to mate them or they die is this true or just a myth cheers Quote Link to post
higgins 75 Posted December 19, 2009 Report Share Posted December 19, 2009 hello ive just got my first ferret last week and its a jill and ive heard you have to mate them or they die is this true or just a myth cheers Had a few unmated jills but they didn't die,expect some problems though as it seems to upset their system in the female kind of way,but i'm sure a good vet could sort it(why am i forvever plugging the vet,the answer is they are more knowledgeable than i am),atb, Higgins. Quote Link to post
Marksman 934 Posted December 19, 2009 Report Share Posted December 19, 2009 well done on getting ya first ferret mate! I haven't had much experience with mating them tbh but what I can tell you from reading all the great info on here is there can be complications and even death if they are not brought "out of season" as they stay in season unless they are "seen to!!" Ways round this are:- a. You can take them to a vet for an injection b. You can mate them with a vasectomised hob c. you can mate them and let her have kits You should then have a happy healthy ferret! Darryl Quote Link to post
Jamie93 57 Posted December 19, 2009 Report Share Posted December 19, 2009 There's a book called Ferrets and Ferreting by Graham Wellstead. Its fairly cheap and tells you everything you need to know from training to breeding and working Happy Hunting Jamie93 Quote Link to post
cookie 2 8 Posted December 20, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2009 nice one lads cheers for the replies Quote Link to post
The one 8,463 Posted December 20, 2009 Report Share Posted December 20, 2009 Theres a few options open to you but you will need to research them and see what one suits you Quote Link to post
stealthy1 3,964 Posted December 20, 2009 Report Share Posted December 20, 2009 I have a snipped hob to service my 3 jills, and as a favour to mates he will also have the pleasure of servicing their jills, and this arangement suits me Quote Link to post
r-o-b-p 3 Posted February 18, 2010 Report Share Posted February 18, 2010 how do you no when your jill is in season ov just got one yesterday Quote Link to post
Marksman 934 Posted February 18, 2010 Report Share Posted February 18, 2010 how do you no when your jill is in season ov just got one yesterday Have a look at her underneath mate. If she's swollen she's in season! Darryl Quote Link to post
johnboy19 38 Posted February 18, 2010 Report Share Posted February 18, 2010 When I had my ferrets years ago i mated my jill with a friends hob, it can be a bit of hassle when she has the kits but if you read up on it, and have the time to look after them properly, its not too bad. When i got back into it and got a new jill last year, she came into season and i booked an appointment with the vet to get a jill jab. It is an easy option and was only in the vets for 10 mins, but i have heard its best to only do this once. John Quote Link to post
johnrthrfrd 223 Posted February 18, 2010 Report Share Posted February 18, 2010 how do you no when your jill is in season ov just got one yesterday the jill i gave you is not in season yet but she will come into season as the days lenghon.when she does she will have to be taken to a vet to have a jill jab to bring her out of season mated to a snipped hob or mated to an entire hob which will result in her haveing kits but they need to be brought out of season. Quote Link to post
fragle 1 Posted February 18, 2010 Report Share Posted February 18, 2010 how do you no when your jill is in season ov just got one yesterday hi Rob mate this is what she will look like when in season , the vets a sheriffe hill , do jill jabs or Quote Link to post
stubby 175 Posted February 18, 2010 Report Share Posted February 18, 2010 I'll just add, jills dont automatically die if not mated or given a jab years ago more jills died, but I reckon this came about by the conditions they were kept in, left in dirty hutches and fed on milk and bread, resulting in diahorria, when the jill was in season, the vulva swells, being close to the ground its a good entry point for infection, thus jills died and we got the "old wives tale" that unmated jills die we now look after our ferts alot better, feed them a decent diet and keep cages clean, therefore jills are less likely to get infections to prove a point, my daughter has two pet jills living indoors, large hutch, fed only on dry food, plus loads of other "human consumables" now its there 3rd year, the 1st we had the jill jabs done, the 2nd year we never bothered, yet they are both running around quite happy as I type Quote Link to post
redeye jedi 39 Posted February 18, 2010 Report Share Posted February 18, 2010 hello ive just got my first ferret last week and its a jill and ive heard you have to mate them or they die is this true or just a myth cheers as this is your first ferret IMO the best idea would be to put a sniped hob over her this year then once you've got more experience, if it suits you and you can find homes for the kits then breed from her next time. ATB REDEYE. Quote Link to post
Marksman 934 Posted February 18, 2010 Report Share Posted February 18, 2010 hello ive just got my first ferret last week and its a jill and ive heard you have to mate them or they die is this true or just a myth cheers as this is your first ferret IMO the best idea would be to put a sniped hob over her this year then once you've got more experience, if it suits you and you can find homes for the kits then breed from her next time. ATB REDEYE. Top advice mate...give yourself a pat on the back.... Darryl Quote Link to post
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