I have had ferrets for over 20 years, volunteer for a ferret shelter. I am 73 now and have a sweet elderly boy here with me. I have known breeders of ferrets, owned Angora and Hybrids. I love them. Thank you for the refresher course on reproduction. I felt sorry for Muffin, as she was driven by hormones to care for her dead baby.
The cages are made by Ferplast and are called the Plaza. They come in varying sizes as they are modular so you can add on sections or add on the wooden hut like we did. Can get them on amazon, or Zooplus, or petsathome in UK.
How long after there (waters break/mucas) comes out do they start having contractions as it looked pretty light when the mucas was coming out then she didn’t start giving birth till 11pm or is it not the same ferret?
Yes, all the same ferret. We usually see the mucus during the day, and then the contractions late evening followed by the birthing over a few hours over the night. Mucus can sometimes be the day before though.
@@kingsdownferrets8485 yes I was wondering because I checked on my jill last night and seen the mucas having watched this video I knew she was going into Labour just wasn’t sure how long it took after the mucas plug goes she’s had them now unsure how many but there’s quite a few
Yay I've been waiting for part two! Poor Mushroom 💔🥺 I hope she is ok and not too sad. In part three can we have a quick update on how she is doing? The babies are adorable 🥰 I'm glad the babies and mom are doing well 💕
Thank you for uploading videos like this, we have a jill that was put with a versectomised hob that was think might be carrying because we have seen movement in her stomach. I'm really sorry about the loss of Mushroom's baby, in terms of size did she still get very big even with just the one baby?
Yes, up until the last 10 days she was putting on weight in line with perhaps a 7 kit litter. But then it levelled off. She had some uterine complications post birth, and its likely that there were other kits which started to form but then got reabsorbed by the body. As for your jill, its not uncommon for vasectomies to fail unfortunately.
@@kingsdownferrets8485 Thank you for sharing your experience with me, I had my first and only planned litter about 11 years ago now so I'm really out of practice. If anything we worked out that she will be due sometime into the next week so things might be getting a bit more chaotic around here
@WhiteRabbitAlice jills mated with a vasectomised hob will got through a phantom pregnancy, which can look very realistic. They put on weight and can produce milk, but ultimately no kits are born. The extent to which jills experience real pregnancy symptoms varies, and some have no noticeable changes. It is possible that this is what is happening for your jill. You will find out soon either way!
@@kryten22uk our other jill and this one have had phantoms before since they've been with fully tested v hobs but I think this one is actually legit, we'll soon find out!
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I have had ferrets for over 20 years, volunteer for a ferret shelter. I am 73 now and have a sweet elderly boy here with me. I have known breeders of ferrets, owned Angora and Hybrids. I love them. Thank you for the refresher course on reproduction. I felt sorry for Muffin, as she was driven by hormones to care for her dead baby.
Glad you liked it, and for your thoughts for Mushroom. 😌
My ferret is abt to have babys❤
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Thank you so much for your video! My polecat jill just mated, for her first season. I hope she will be fine later.
Good luck!
For the final week before she is due - would you leave her alone in her nest?
In the final week we move her into the dedicated nursery. We don't leave her entirely alone, as its a new place for her to live and it's quite boring.
I love your channel.
Glad you enjoy it!
👍🥰🥰🥰
Hi my ferret is birth today , he has 5 babies but her belly look like still big , its normal ? Or the babies still there ?
Same as humans. Takes time for belly to reduce after babies arrive.
@@kingsdownferrets8485 1 of my baby die 😭😭😭today her belly look so big and in her anus i see a dry poop is that the problem ?
How did you mount the cam inside any specific model?
We use a Foscam R5. It has a simple mount screwed to the wall. Needs micro-USB power supply tho.
@@kingsdownferrets8485 thanks a lot
Very informative video thank you
Can I know from where I can get the small cage for isolation please?
Thank you very much
The cages are made by Ferplast and are called the Plaza. They come in varying sizes as they are modular so you can add on sections or add on the wooden hut like we did. Can get them on amazon, or Zooplus, or petsathome in UK.
@@kingsdownferrets8485 thank you very much highly appreciated
When part 3 will be posted about the care of the kits?
Hoepfully within a week. I'd have liked to have done it by now, but its quite a lot to mix/cut/produce and takes longer than I'd think!
@@kingsdownferrets8485 great can’t wait for it
Thanks again
This litterally made me cry 😰
How long after there (waters break/mucas) comes out do they start having contractions as it looked pretty light when the mucas was coming out then she didn’t start giving birth till 11pm or is it not the same ferret?
Yes, all the same ferret. We usually see the mucus during the day, and then the contractions late evening followed by the birthing over a few hours over the night. Mucus can sometimes be the day before though.
@@kingsdownferrets8485 yes I was wondering because I checked on my jill last night and seen the mucas having watched this video I knew she was going into Labour just wasn’t sure how long it took after the mucas plug goes she’s had them now unsure how many but there’s quite a few
Thats good news. Sorry I didnt see your message earlier to give you heads-up that they were imminent!
@@kingsdownferrets8485 No worries this is her second litter but I think I was getting too excited for this one love having them 🤣🤣
Yay I've been waiting for part two! Poor Mushroom 💔🥺 I hope she is ok and not too sad. In part three can we have a quick update on how she is doing?
The babies are adorable 🥰 I'm glad the babies and mom are doing well 💕
Thanks for your comments. Yes we can update on mushroom too in the next episode 😊
Thank you for uploading videos like this, we have a jill that was put with a versectomised hob that was think might be carrying because we have seen movement in her stomach.
I'm really sorry about the loss of Mushroom's baby, in terms of size did she still get very big even with just the one baby?
Yes, up until the last 10 days she was putting on weight in line with perhaps a 7 kit litter. But then it levelled off. She had some uterine complications post birth, and its likely that there were other kits which started to form but then got reabsorbed by the body.
As for your jill, its not uncommon for vasectomies to fail unfortunately.
@@kingsdownferrets8485 Thank you for sharing your experience with me, I had my first and only planned litter about 11 years ago now so I'm really out of practice.
If anything we worked out that she will be due sometime into the next week so things might be getting a bit more chaotic around here
@WhiteRabbitAlice jills mated with a vasectomised hob will got through a phantom pregnancy, which can look very realistic. They put on weight and can produce milk, but ultimately no kits are born. The extent to which jills experience real pregnancy symptoms varies, and some have no noticeable changes. It is possible that this is what is happening for your jill. You will find out soon either way!
@@kryten22uk our other jill and this one have had phantoms before since they've been with fully tested v hobs but I think this one is actually legit, we'll soon find out!