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If your ferret is overdue to give birth, she needs to be seen by a veterinarian asap.
You can introduce the ferret hob to the kits as long as he is no longer in season.
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Ferret babies are called "Kits" just like baby cats!
Baby ferrets are called Kits.
A ferret can have 2 litters a year with an average of 8 kits per litter
Ferret litters vary greatly. The litter could be just one kit or as many as 17 kits. The average litter is 6-8 kits.
Offer baby kits moist food at about three weeks of age.
If a mother ferret perceives a danger or threat to her babies, yes she will eat them. By doing so, she will come into season again to mate and have another litter.
Ferret babies are commonly called kits. They are very small when they are born usually weighing between 8 - 10 grams.
Ferrets are considered kits until they are 1 year old
Ferret litters vary greatly. A litter can consist of just 1 kit (baby ferret) or as many as 17 kits. The average ferret litter consists of 6-8 kits.It varies a lot. The ferret can have just one kit or as many as 17 kits in a litter. The average litter is 7 kits but like I said the number of babies varies hugely