Ferrets had babies

[will_gleave 2]

Looked in on ferrets this morning to find a strange noise, looked an an shes had babies didnt even know she was preggers as only had her a week, anyway 6 are moving around but i can clearly see 3 of them are dead, how do i deal with the dead ones, should i take them out or leave them.

 

Thanks for any help.

[Kay 3,709]

Looked in on ferrets this morning to find a strange noise, looked an an shes had babies didnt even know she was preggers as only had her a week, anyway 6 are moving around but i can clearly see 3 of them are dead, how do i deal with the dead ones, should i take them out or leave them.

 

Thanks for any help.

 

if you can quickly remove the dead ones then do that & leave her be other than food etc

[BEARINATOR 2,867]

Looked in on ferrets this morning to find a strange noise, looked an an shes had babies didnt even know she was preggers as only had her a week, anyway 6 are moving around but i can clearly see 3 of them are dead, how do i deal with the dead ones, should i take them out or leave them.

 

Thanks for any help.

 

if you can quickly remove the dead ones then do that & leave her be other than food etc

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[The one 8,463]

Might be better to leave her a wee bit to see thats she's finished first then later tonight when you feed her do it then. You might want to pick her up and run your hand up and down her a few times to get her scent on your hand first .It might help it might not

[Tug 168]

She'll eat the dead ones to re-ingest the goodness she's wasted by developing them...

[Joycey 20]

Leave well alone other wise she will eat them all, like has been said let the jill eat the dead ones, DO NOT touch the kits!!!! wait for about 2wks, you can keep checking on them just dont touch.....

[The one 8,463]

And if the jill doesnt eat them ?. fly's will lay there eggs on them and the last thing you need is maggots with the live kits

[dogger 100]

try lifting them out with a spoon so theres no scent left on the other kits