From:
"Sukie Crandall"
Date: 2008-04-12 18:57:59 UTC
Subject: [ferrethealth] Re: Hand rearing information
To: ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com
--- In ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com, "markbond7" <markbond10@...> wrote:
>
> Hi all, I am looking for some information on hand rearing /bottle
> feeding baby ferrets, I have a female who does not feed her babies.
>
> She's a Meerkat BTW not a ferret but any ferret information such a
> amount of liquid feed per hour, type of teat used, formula would be
> very much appreciated.
>
> The problem is she has lost two litters previously and I want to try
> hand raising this next litter expected any time now.
>
>
> I'm in the UK so any information relevant to the UK would be useful.
>
>
> Thanks Mark
>
Anyone have leads to nursing ferrets who might accept some meerkat pups?
Sent so far, but he sure can use more relevant info and details:
these have info which may help (though one is about Procyonids):
http://www.2ndchance.info/raisingraccoons.htm
http://ferrethealth.org/archive/YG8005
http://ferrethealth.org/archive/YG8159
http://ferrethealth.org/archive/YG8164
http://ferrethealth.org/archive/YG12499
http://ferrethealth.org/archive/FHL797
http://ferrethealth.org/archive/FHL1664
http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?cls=11&cat=1296&articleid=539
Only have time to skim, but if you can glean who to contact from any of these then you
can get the help needed:
http://www.zoo.cam.ac.uk/zoostaff/larg/pages/
http://www.zoo.cam.ac.uk/meerkat/kalahari%20meerkat%20project.htm
http://www.bbc.co.uk/southampton/webcams/marwell_meerkats.shtml
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?
in_article_id=480104&in_page_id=1770
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?
in_article_id=471021&in_page_id=1770
http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/articles/20060726/Note3.asp
http://www.zoo.cam.ac.uk/zoostaff/larg/pages/Kalahari%20Classrooms.pdf
http://www.helium.com/items/706996-dubbed-angels-protect-south
Sukie (not a vet)
Recommended ferret health links:
http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ferrethealth/
http://ferrethealth.org/archive/
http://www.afip.org/ferrets/index.html
http://www.miamiferret.org/fhc/
http://www.ferretcongress.org/
http://www.trifl.org/index.shtml
http://homepage.mac.com/sukie/sukiesferretlinks.html
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