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Can my female ferrets live together after mating and during pregnancy?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Other | Other Pet - Not Listed | Female | 3 years and 4 months old

I have 3 girl ferrets all in season they are very close. Don’t like being seperated can I have them mated and still live together to have there babies

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Answered By Todd Cecil

Veterinarian

Published on May 22nd, 2019

Thanks for reaching out about your ferrets. It is difficult to say whether they get along during pregnancy and kit rearing, as hormones can easily change behaviors and create competition over territory, food and other resources. Might be better to either not breed (but bring them out of season) or breed and separate. Good luck.

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