142 FERRET FACTS AND FANCIES. 



In reply to your inquiry about ferrets would 

 say that I have raised them for about twenty 

 years and do not know it all yet. Will try and 

 answer some of the questions asked. Have raised 

 12 in one litter and have had some with as few 

 as 2. I consider 6 or 7 a good fair average. 

 Ferrets have been known to live ten or twelve 

 years but more of them die before four or ^\e 

 have been reached. I always use young ones for 

 breeders. 



A disease commonly known as foot rot is the 

 worst thing I have had to contend with, but have 

 learned how to avoid it, namely, keeping ferrets 

 feet healthy by applying common kerosene occa- 

 sionally and keeping pens clean. 



Bert R. Northrop, 

 Chenango Co., New York. 



One must keep the ferret house very sanitary 

 (clean), otherwise it will soon be stricken with 

 some sickness, then it is almost useless to try to 

 save the little animals. Ninety per cent of fer- 

 rets die when once sick. 



When the female is going to have young, the 

 male should be kept some distance from her. If 

 left together they may devour the young as is 

 sometimes the case. 



