how quickly do jills come back into season?

[arthur 0]

my jill had kits about three weeks ago. i picked her up today and she looks like she is back in season, very swollen ( i have been leaving her well alone to get on with it mostly on the advice of ditchy amongst others on here).

 

my only problem is i have just today got my hob vasectomised and i dont want her having another litter anyway.

 

what am i going to do?

[arthur 0]

pretty sure as she was not swollen when i left to go offshore a couple of weeks ago. just got back yesterday and checked her out today.

 

my wife split the hob and jill up as she found them locked together on saturday so i am thinking that she is actually in season.

[Kay 3,709]

Did the kits survive as you said she gave birth 3 weeks ago ?

[arthur 0]

Did the kits survive as you said she gave birth 3 weeks ago ?

 

kits are doing ok. mum not to chuffed about letting me near them so dont even know how many but i think at least eight. saw one today and its eyes were almost open so wont be long before they are out and about.

[Kay 3,709]

Did the kits survive as you said she gave birth 3 weeks ago ?

 

kits are doing ok. mum not to chuffed about letting me near them so dont even know how many but i think at least eight. saw one today and its eyes were almost open so wont be long before they are out and about.

 

Personally i have never had a jill come back into season while still nursing the kits , so i dunno

[Guest on the hill]

the hob is still in season and that can bring the jill back in if they are together

[The one 8,463]

If your jills just had kitts i cant see her coming back into season give her a few days and see if the swelling goes up or down ,and it will give you breathing space to see what you want to do

[arthur 0]

if she is in season, how long before it starts doing her damage?

[Guest on the hill]

if she is in season, how long before it starts doing her damage?

 

[The one 8,463]

I really cant see her coming back into season so quickly im sure producing milk would stop her hormones bring her back in but i could be wrong and often am

[stubby 175]

if she is in season, how long before it starts doing her damage?

 

actually being in season is'nt going to do her "damage" but a jill in season, with a swollen vulva, which is therefore close to the ground(cage floor) is a way infection can be picked up etc, there's bound to be someone who can explain it, in better words, but if she's on her own, with the kitts, and the cage is cleaned regularly (shite corner) there should'ent be to much of a problem

[arthur 0]

if she is in season, how long before it starts doing her damage?

 

actually being in season is'nt going to do her "damage" but a jill in season, with a swollen vulva, which is therefore close to the ground(cage floor) is a way infection can be picked up etc, there's bound to be someone who can explain it, in better words, but if she's on her own, with the kitts, and the cage is cleaned regularly (shite corner) there should'ent be to much of a problem

 

ok maybe saying 'doing her damage' was the wrong words to use but i was under the impression that a jill left in season too long would give her a chemical imbalance hence the reason for the hob having to bring her out of season or the need for an injection.

[Trish_1967 0]

Not my words, from the British Ferret Club site:

 

"the breeding season for jills is from March until August. They will come into season the year after they were born. The vulva enlarges and peaks at 30 days. The jill is in 'estrus'. Jills are 'induced ovulators' which means that if they are not mated she will remain in season. This can have serious even fatal consequences. She is liable to infection due to the enlarged vulva and due to the continued production of estrogen in her body can lead to bone marrow depression which leads to a form of anemia (aplastic anemia). She will have a slight musky odour during her season."