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Baby Ferrets - some interesting facts
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Here are some interesting
facts
on ferret babies!
- Kits are born completely helpless and dependent on their mothers (jills) for survival
- There are normally from 6-10 Kits to each litter
- A Kit should not be separated from its mother until it is at least 8 weeks old, some breeders wait 12 weeks.
- Their eyes and ears are sealed shut which makes them blind and deaf
- There is a tiny amount of fluff that covers their whole bodies
- A new born Kit is smaller than a tube of lipstick
- They typically weigh 6-12grams
- Most are born without teeth
- Baby incisor teeth typically appear by day 10
- As soon as they are born the Kits latch onto one of mum’s nipples and gorge themselves on rich milk
- A well fed Kits should gain around 2.5-3 grams of weight per day during the first week of life
- Kits double their weight by day 5
- They wriggle around a lot in order to explore their surroundings and develop their tiny muscles
- They can recognise mamma ferret through their sense of smell
- During the first few weeks’ Kits need to be stimulated by their mum to go to the bathroom
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