Jill eating kits

[Marvin 193]

In the last couple of days two kits have been eaten by im presuming the mother or the other adult jill in the hutch, all that has been left either time is a few patches of fur, couple of questions, shall i move them to their own hutch now as they are eating meat and secondly could it have been the other kits that have done this

[nothernlite 18,138]

thats what happens when you have 2 together seperate them atb

[cross eyed paxo 4]

my dad tells me the best way to stop a jill eating the kits is to make sure you feed her every day

[xHOUNDx 33]

my dad tells me the best way to stop a jill eating the kits is to make sure you feed her every day

 

you for real pal ?? ferrets should have food all day everyday

[dave1600d 35]

seperate them mate...or youle end up with none ATB DAVE

[Hywel 53]

Put the other adult jill in another cage, how old are the kits?

[The one 8,552]

Separate them but is there something upsetting the jill ?.

[Marvin 193]

The kitts are 6 or 7 weeks old now and are weened so hopefully should be ok, im going to seperate them today and keep a close eye on whats going on.

 

The One, thanks for your question, i was thinking the same because she is hissing a lot, not at me just in general, i can handle her and the kitts without so much as a nip, but when she is back in the cage she starts hissing again

[BenjaminCadd 109]

Probably hissing at the other jill in her cage with her kits, take the other jill out and wean off the kits into a seperate cage, split them all up then that gives you the best chance.

atb.

[tomano1 80]

should not have an adult ferret in with mother and kits mate me thinks u should google feeding ferrets and find out a bit more about there eating habbits cos ferrets should have food at all times ?

[Marvin 193]

I have separted them now, the kits are in there own part, so see how it goes, i had read on here a number of times that another jill in with the mother and kitts helps with their care and upkeep, this has been the case up until now.

 

Tomano why would i need to google feeding them? the jills and kitts are fed on minced beef, minced rabbit, liver and chicken wings, they have food and water at all times, so really cannot see where you have based your comments

[Jamie m 668]

I have separted them now, the kits are in there own part, so see how it goes, i had read on here a number of times that another jill in with the mother and kitts helps with their care and upkeep, this has been the case up until now.

 

Tomano why would i need to google feeding them? the jills and kitts are fed on minced beef, minced rabbit, liver and chicken wings, they have food and water at all times, so really cannot see where you have based your comments

Possibly because you never stated this in your first post ????

[nothernlite 18,138]

my dad tells me the best way to stop a jill eating the kits is to make sure you feed her every day

you should tell your dad you are meant to feed ferrets every day lol

[Richie10 345]

I have separted them now, the kits are in there own part, so see how it goes, i had read on here a number of times that another jill in with the mother and kitts helps with their care and upkeep, this has been the case up until now.

 

Tomano why would i need to google feeding them? the jills and kitts are fed on minced beef, minced rabbit, liver and chicken wings, they have food and water at all times, so really cannot see where you have based your comments

 

I guess being clueless that having other adult ferrets in with a nursing probably gave he that idea.

 

Meerkats have help like that, ferrets and polecats are solitary animals, we force them to be social.

[patterdalejoel 669]

I have separted them now, the kits are in there own part, so see how it goes, i had read on here a number of times that another jill in with the mother and kitts helps with their care and upkeep, this has been the case up until now.

 

Tomano why would i need to google feeding them? the jills and kitts are fed on minced beef, minced rabbit, liver and chicken wings, they have food and water at all times, so really cannot see where you have based your comments

 

I guess being clueless that having other adult ferrets in with a nursing probably gave he that idea.

 

Meerkats have help like that, ferrets and polecats are solitary animals, we force them to be social.

i have always thought that, when people recomend to get them a "play mate" and they are "social animals" i do doubt how much they actually know.