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Old 16-09-2008, 09:16 PM
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Exclamation Vital information for Ferret owners.....................written by guineapigqueen

If you are a ferret owner or thinking of becoming a Ferret owner, Please read this it may save you jill's life....

I have written this article to educate people about Jill (female) ferrets. I have recently become aware that many new owners do not realise the complications a Jill could have, it could possibly cost her life.

Jill's are not usually sexually active until their second year when they breed between March until August. The vulva enlarges like a dog would when in season (oestrus) and will peak at 30 days, this is when she will be most receptive to a Hob (male) advances. Jill's like Cats, Rabbits and Degu's are induced ovulators but are different to the animals previously mentioned because if they are not mated they will remind in season. This can lead to serious even fatal consequences.

If she is not mated or brought out of season before the 30 day period she could get an infection due to her vulva being enlarged and with the constant production of oestrogen can lead to bone marrow depression which can lead to a type of anemia called Aplastic anemia. During her season an indication apart from the swellings is that she will have a musky smell to her.

Ways to bring the Jill out of season

When your Jill shows the obvious signs I have mentioned above you must do one of the following things...

Entire Hob Mating
Mating your Jill with an entire Hob you will probably end up with a litter of kits, unless she has something medically wrong with her. If you are wanting a litter then this is a great way of reducing the risk of losing her to Aplastic anemia but their could be complications due to the birth and rearing of the kits. Plus unwanted Kits!

Vasectomised Hob Mating

Mating your Jill with a vasectomised not neutered Hob will bring her out of season and a life time companion as they need not to be separated as their should be no risk of Kits. They will still have the strong sexually desire as an entire Hob, the tube are tied or burnt so the sperm from the testes can not reach the penis, and will still smell a strong musky smell.

Hormonal Injection From The Vet

This can be given the first time she comes into season and you should notice the swelling going down within a week of this being done but she could come back into season during the breeding period. Its called Proligestone (Delvesteron .5 mg) and I have read that a Jill has been given it for 10yrs with no side affects and is still alive at 13yrs old.

Neutering Your Jill
Neutering your Jill will put an full stop on breeding from her but it could be best in the long run as you are not worried about her suffering from a premature death. Its recommended that its done before she is 7 months old and her first season which will be in the March - August a year after she was born. If your Jill does come into season she can be injected and returned to the vet at a later date. Neutering the Jill whilst in season is not recommended due to reproductive organ being swollen quiet large and excess blood loss but she could also become Alpastic anemic because neutering does not always bring them out of season.

I hope this has been some help to members.

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Re: Vital information for Ferret owners.....................written by guineapigqueen

As I said I hope this can be of some help to members on the forum who decide to get a ferret in the future or own a young Jill now.

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Re: Vital information for Ferret owners.....................written by guineapigqueen

i plan to get ferrets hopefully boys x
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Re: Vital information for Ferret owners.....................written by guineapigqueen

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As I said I hope this can be of some help to members on the forum who decide to get a ferret in the future or own a young Jill now.

Emma x
thank you for taking the time to write this information, it is very important that all ferret owners know about this and hopefully the information you have provided will help prevent unnecessary suffering.
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Re: Vital information for Ferret owners.....................written by guineapigqueen

Useful information for any would be ferret owner

But also consider neutering the male, especially if you want to try to keep two males, if not neutered they can and will fight and may cause serious injury.
Neutering will also cut the musky smell and the staining to almost yellow on an albino

But would urge any hopeful new owner to find out as much as they can so that they can make an informed decision before taking on a ferret. They are a wonderul little animal that can live as long as dog!
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Re: Vital information for Ferret owners.....................written by guineapigqueen

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Useful information for any would be ferret owner

But also consider neutering the male, especially if you want to try to keep two males, if not neutered they can and will fight and may cause serious injury.
Neutering will also cut the musky smell and the staining to almost yellow on an albino

But would urge any hopeful new owner to find out as much as they can so that they can make an informed decision before taking on a ferret. They are a wonderul little animal that can live as long as dog!
I was also told be careful when handling your ferret when you have a cold as them and G-pigs are meant to be the only animals that can catch a human cold/flu. Which can be fatal. Is this correct. ?
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Re: Vital information for Ferret owners.....................written by guineapigqueen

can you get them spayed??
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Re: Vital information for Ferret owners.....................written by guineapigqueen

Yes you can get them spayed, if you can find a vet that you trust with a small animal.
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Re: Vital information for Ferret owners.....................written by guineapigqueen

Jills can be speyed and hobs neutered, but not all vets are keen to deal with ferrets.
Some are but check with your vet first.

With colds etc, most ferret owners do take extra precautions if they have a cold. ferrets do get the same symptoms as us! but would urge a quick trip to vets if their symptoms are severe or last more than a couple of days.
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Re: Vital information for Ferret owners.....................written by guineapigqueen

ferrets dont get colds from us
tho they can catch flu type vriuse from us these can cause respriatory problems
so we do need to be careful with them
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