Georgia: The Black-Footed Ferret

In a previous post I wrote a little about black-footed ferrets. One in particular is featured in the FerretCam accessible from the National Zoo's website. That ferret is Georgia. I reported that I was informed that she would be ready for breeding in April. Here it is late May. Breeding in the wild generally takes place in March or April, but I don't know if this necessarily applies to the captive breeding process.

It's difficult to say at this point whether she was inseminated in April or not. I do know that part of her abdomen has been shaved. I don't recall it being shaved yesterday, but I can't be positive. I don't recall seeing her belly yesterday. Today she was sleeping "belly up" so it was obvious. Shaving is done just prior to the procedure. So, I am assuming that the procedure has been completed. Gestation for the black-footed ferret is 41-43 days.

I contacted the Zoo yesterday and was simply told that they would do their best to post news about Georgia when it's available.

We will stay glued to the FerretCam in the coming weeks to see if everything goes as planned.