Ferret Reproduction - Anatomy & Physiology

BACK TO REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM BACK TO SMALL DOMESTIC MAMMALS

• Male
• Female

• Known as the Jill.
• Bicornuate uterus
  • Long uterine horns and no uterine body.
• Average litter 8-10 kits, but can be as large as 18.
• Vulva lies on the perineum, ventral to the anus.
  • During the non-breeding season, it is small and slit-like.
  • During oestrus it becomes swollen and resembles a small doughnut.
• Seasonally polyoestrus
• Induced ovulator
  • If mated, ovulation occurs within 30-40 hours of coitus.
• Gestation period is 42 days.