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Q: How does the black footed ferret take care of its babies?
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Why should you care about the black footed ferret?

Why would you not care? you should care about any living creature and treat it with kindness!!! (except spiders, kill those little freaky things!)


Who is endangering the black footed ferret?

Hunters and killers are endangering the black footed ferrets. I believe it is cruel and it should stop but I'm not sure anyone will try to stop it unless they have ferret, care for them, and those who are trying to stop it.


When is the black footed ferret active?

The black-footed ferret is secretive and nocturnal, few people have ever seen them in the wild. Most of its time is underground in prairie dog burrows, and typically spends only a few minutes above ground each day to hunt or find new burrows or mates. In burrows it sleeps, stores its food, avoids predators and harsh weather, and takes care of it's young.


How long do Ferret live?

Pet ferrets who are well taken care of and have a good diet live for 7-10 years though ferrets older than this have been recorded. Wild black footed ferrets live for 1-5 years as they are vulnerable to disease and predators.


Who wrote Ferret Care?

If you Google "Ferret Care" there are a lot of websites that have written guides on caring for ferrets.


How do black mambas care there of babies?

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Why is a ferret at risk?

A ferret would be at risk if you don't know the proper care


What is the behavior of the black footed ferret?

The black-footed ferret is secretive and nocturnal, few people have ever seen them in the wild. Most of its time is underground in prairie dog burrows, and typically spends only a few minutes above ground each day to hunt or find new burrows or mates. In burrows it sleeps, stores its food, avoids predators and harsh weather, and takes care of it's young. They are nocturnal hunters that require a plentiful supply of prairie dogs for prey. Though they will also eat other small mammals, birds, and insects, a single family of four Black-footed Ferrets eats about 250 prairie dogs each year and cannot survive without access to large colonies of them. Typically a prairie dog colony 125 acres (50 ha) in size will provide a sufficiently stable prey population for one adult ferret. The ferrets are entirely dependent on the prairie dogs for their survival, and even shelter in prairie dog burrows during the day. Ferret mating seasons last from March to April. Gestation of the kits commonly lasts 41-43 days. The number of kits born ranges from 1 to 7, but most commonly only 3-4 are born. Black-footed ferrets lead solitary lives except during the breeding season or when females are caring for young. Breeding activity occurs in March and April, and after a gestation period of 41 to 43 days, kits are born, the average litter size is from 3-4. They are born in the spring, underground in prairie dog burrows. The female and not the male, cares for the young. At about 3 months of age, kits are almost grown and will venture above ground. Even after they stop nursing, they depend on their mother for meals. By late summer, the female leaves her kits in separate burrows during the day and gathers them together at night to hunt. The young will begin to hunt alone, and by September are usually independent and solitary. Both male and female ferrets become sexually mature at one year of age,


What is a ferret's source of medical care?

A Veterinarian


Why did our ferret sit on and suffocate its babies?

If your ferret was a first time mother, it may be due to inexperience and not realizing what she needed to care for her babies. Another reason, she may have been stressed by some external factors (such as not feeling secure in the area she's in) Some Jill's just don't make good mothers. I'm so sorry that this has happened. Having done so, she will probably go into season again to breed.


How do zebras take care of their babies?

They take care of their babies like horses do!


What care does the mother ferret need?

Hugh have Abe smalb Richard