From:
Ferrethealer@aol.com
Date: 2005-10-21 01:32:25 UTC
Subject: [ferrethealth] Re: Taking kits away from mum at 2-3 weeks of age?
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
In a message dated 10/20/05 11:11:31 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
ferrethealth-digest-help@smartgroups.com writes:
Now this person is getting another 2 kits, same sort of age. I said
removing kits so young from the mother could cause (health) problems later
on. I don't know enough about the development of kits and what effect the
deprivation of their mother's milk has on them so I thought I ask here. All
I know is that it seems very wrong and a very bad idea for the kit.
**As both a vet and a breeder, I can say that I have seen both social and
health differences between kits that are taken from their mothers at the four to
five weeks that is often done at the pet store suppliers, and the kits that
remain with their mothers until ten weeks (which is the minimum that I or the
breeders that I deal with will sell kits). The kits that are allowed to be with
their mother and litter mates are far healthier as far as bone density,
muscle development, social interaction skills, etc. To separate them at even
younger ages for no other reason than personal preference rather than a health
issue strikes me as even more likely to have such effects as stunted growth, both
physically and socially, bone and muscle development problems and others.
I would never release one of my kits at that age. Ever.**
Dr. Ruth
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