62 FERRET FACTS AND FANCIES. 



and other litter should be removed from the floor 

 of a buck's pen or hutch, before a female is put 

 in. Suppose ten are in heat and are put with ten 

 males in ten separate pens. They are left to- 

 gether for 24 hours when the females should be 

 removed and placed in two pens, five females in 

 each. Next day select ten more females but put 

 in with different males. Keep this up until all 

 have been bred. The object in using bucks every 

 other day is to allow a day's rest. Experienced 

 breeders say this means healthier and stronger 

 stock as well as larger litters. Kecord should be 

 kept of the date bred and in a week all females 

 should be again examined. If they are not with 

 young, swelling remains and the female is put 

 with the male again. There is no difficulty in 

 determining whether it is necessary to put with 

 the buck the second time. 



The object in putting five females together in 

 one pen or hutch after being served by the buck 

 is for convenience in feeding and caring for 

 them. They can be left together for thirty days. 

 At the end of that time they should be separated, 

 each placed in a pen or hutch about 3x4 feet, 

 provided with a nest box about 12x14 inches 

 and 10 inches high, filled with wheat straw. The 



