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Date: | Wed, 14 Aug 2002 10:17:43 -0400 |
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Maya writes
>I was told once, that ferrets give birth only once a year , about
>May-June, and that they can give birth in the winter, but the babies
>never survive. never. not even at breeders.
My two girls Cassie and Andi were born January 12, 2001, and I assure you
they are doing just fine! Their 8 siblings (I think there were 10 in the
litter) also survived and grew to healthy happy ferrety adulthood.
In a natural light setting, most jills will give birth during the summer
and have one litter. In a small breeder's home setting, or at the large
farms with artificial lighting, jills can have 2 or even 3 litters a year
at any time of the year. Most private breeders only breed once a year,
as more often can be very stressful for the jill.
Linda Iroff
Oberlin OH
[Posted in FML issue 3875]
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