136 FERRET FACTS AND FANCIES. 



They have from two to nine in a litter and I 

 never knew of one to breed twice in a year. 



The best thing to feed them is new milk and 

 dog cakes and flesh of all kinds but they like 

 birds the best. But when they have young ones, 

 never give them any flesh until the young are a 

 month old, as the blood will get on them and that 

 will entice the old one to eat them. 



I never knew of anyone using fine gravel. The 

 best thing to be used in their pens is clean saw- 

 dust for they must be kept clean. Never give 

 them anything with salt on, as salt will kill them. 

 G. W. Fradley, Canada. 



Ferrets usually breed in April but have been 

 known to run until May or June. They have 

 from three to eleven at a litter but I have had 

 them have as high as fifteen. They carry their 

 young 42 days. Always keep the male away from 

 the female as they will kill the young. 



I feed m\'* ferrets bread and milk twice a day 

 and a little fresh meat once a week. Do not feed 

 them very much meat as it makes them mean and 

 hard to handle. 



Ferrets are born blind and remain so for 

 about five weeks. Fix the nest for the female 

 about a week before she has her young and do 

 not bother her until the young are about two 



