ferrets and mating them

[Rabbiting man 1,192]

The ferret rescues will be full again this year with unwanted kits & it will be the same next year & the year after that an & so on an & so forth its never ending

[BenjaminCadd 109]

i think there should be a post that stays at the top of the forum advising people their options with jills. As most think

they have to breed them every year! Would be a good place to start.

 

What are the options Joe?

 

As I've read enough posts on here saying you can't do this and you've got to do that,

then someone will follow with, no you don't need to do that etc etc.

Spey them, jab them, put a vas hob on them - an entire hob is only if you want to breed...

 

Is that all the options? Which would you recommend?

 

Best thing i think is to get your hob snipped then he can carry out his dutys for years to come on as many jills as you want and seeing as its around £60 its cheaper than jill jabs all the time, then if you do want to breed ask around for a decent working hob local and use him as a stud, thats if you dont have one of your own, i only breed when my gill is around four ish and then i bring her daughter in to work with her so my line is around 40 years old between my dad and me, thats my opinnion.

[Tug 168]

Is that all the options? Which would you recommend?

I personally prefer the vas hob option unless breeding. Speying seems to create health problems later in life, certainly a higher occurrence of adrenal gland problems. I don't think a shot full of chemicals does much good either - especially if it can be up to 3 times and the vets want the cost of a full vial because the manufacturer insists it can't be kept open for more than 24 hrs and won't do smaller bottles.

 

There's also the gamble of leaving them in season, but the camp is split on that one.

Edited April 28, 2012 by Tug

[tote 856]

Is that all the options? Which would you recommend?

I personally prefer the vas hob option unless breeding. Speying seems to create health problems later in life, certainly a higher occurrence of adrenal gland problems. I don't think a shot full of chemicals does much good either - especially if it can be up to 3 times and the vets want the cost of a full vial because the manufacturer insists it can't be kept open for more than 24 hrs and won't do smaller bottles.

 

There's also the gamble of leaving them in season, but the camp is split on that one.

 

Cheers Tug that's what I was getting at, we could have a sticky on the subject but there are lots of differing opinions on it so personally I don't think it would work. Infact it might lead to more confusion and to be honest the subject has been done to death so anyone using the search option should be able to find some info on the subject.