feeding kits

[fieldsportsman 107]

just wondred what everyone had there new kits on. eg soft ferret biscuit when 1st born and then giving meat as they get bit older.

just interested to know.

Edited June 18, 2012 by fieldsportsman

[The one 8,493]

Just feed the jill plenty meat and fresh water then from three weeks a bit of rabbit in the nest box and bigger bits of rabbit as the kits grow . but you have to clean out the nest box more as they dont come out to empty themselves

[Mick C. 229]

Full rabbits with there guts out

 

Ialso give them plenty of milk

 

 

[Magwitch 687]

wouldn't give them milk .....................just let the mother feed them and they will eat rabbit when they are ready.

[GrCh 856]

feeding mine on chicken drumsticks (raw)

[blond 8]

mine are having the odd pigeon leg

[Good Man 196]

Mainly rabbit and pigeon, with soaked ferret complete now and then, best i have found for them.

Kits don't start eating till they are 3 weeks old.

[theferreter 311]

from 3 weeks old i wean my kits on rabbit,chicken legs and thighs,mince,raw egg twice a week the odd bit of fish not to much also kitty cat mashed up and dry mix softened

[Jamie m 668]

I start to put a little bit of meat in the nest box whilst the jills out at 3 weeks ish , the Jill soon moves it to a corner, but after a couple of days the kits will look for it anyway I also call when feeding the kits . By the time there eyes are open the Jill will put meat in front of them , once eyes open I get them on the water to then by 6 weeks come weening time it's easy ,

[The one 8,493]

'Jamie m' timestamp='1340266743' post='2677000']

I start to put a little bit of meat in the nest box whilst the jills out at 3 weeks ish , the Jill soon moves it to a corner, but after a couple of days the kits will look for it anyway I also call when feeding the kits . By the time there eyes are open the Jill will put meat in front of them , once eyes open I get them on the water to then by 6 weeks come weening time it's easy ,

 

 

Same here i think if its a large litter it takes some of the stress of the jill and i like pumping good grub into them to give them the best start possible ,and as you say i take the jill away at six weeks as there eating etc by themselves run them on by themselves for another two weeks and there ready to rehome

[joe14 98]

When mine have been kits ive always left a bowl of biscuits down and fed them just enough meat about 3 times a day especially in summer.

You can give ferrets milk, lactose free milk, normall milk will go streight through em. Never had a problem with the lactofree stuff with mine

i dont think they need it but they do love it.

[Guest annette jackman]

weaned mine on soft mince, liver, heart and cats milk, little buggas eating me out of house and home