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]