What do you do?

[Corky(amateur) 0]

Evening all,

just wondering what everyone else does when your jills come into season because this is my first season and have heard horror stories of jills P***ing themselves to death if you don't breed them with versectumised or "Whole" hob or get it jill jabbed. anything anyoone's heard will be appreciated.

Best wishes

Corky

[mooster 1]

I've tried all three theories.....mated her with a hob and had a litter,jab at the vets,spayed.

I'm very glad I had one of mine spayed.I would recomend this.Job done permanently!

[andy s410c 61]

I will be getting my 2 the jab when they come into season because i,ve done the breeding thing & its not for me.As Mooster has quoted he,s tried all 3 & spaying is for him when i take mine to the vets this spring i probalies discuss it with the vet about spaying i,ll make my desicion then wether to spay or not.....

[stubby 175]

everyone has mentioned ways to get the jill out of season, the reason being, that while in season, a jill is a lot more prone to infection through the vulva (rear end) as its so close to the hutch floor,

years ago when ferrets were kept in poorer conditions, dirty hutches etc, it's more than likely that a lot of jills died through infection, thus it came about that everyone said, if you dont mate them, they will die, as once mated, the swelling goes down, and no chance of infection

 

therefore

 

if you keep your jill ferret in a clean condition, clean out daily, remove stale uneaten food, the chance of infection via the vulva is greatly reduced

if you have the means for spaying, and never intend to breed then go for that,

wanting to breed in the future, then either the jill jab, or a hoblet (vasectamised hob)

 

but just remember, if you have got the means for the last 3, dont immeaditatly think that they will die,

 

keep the hutch clean...

[Julia 0]

I used a V-hob (vasectomised) on my jill. But she got "insane" for a couple of months every year, not having any kits, so I got her spayed. She is much happier now, playing again. I prefer thsi method, and the jill responded well in the beginning, but not having any kits made her strange, and she was very mean to her cage mates.

(I could have used a normal hob, but the ferret not good breeding materiel)

 

How about hobstones? I have heard of these? Does anyone use them with succes?

 

To get her out of season there are many many options.

Intact hob = kits

Vasectomised hob = pregnantcy but no kits

Jill jabb/hormone injection = out of season, but may go into season again a couple of months later, the same with V-hob. Cancer risci if used alot.

Hob stone (have only heard of these, so don't know about them)

Make her live in a dark dark place, so her body thinks it is autum and she will go out of season "naturally", I only know of one person who has tryed this. It worked slowly, but the jill got sick. Later the vet found out that she was in a sort of "hidden season". Not swolen, but not producing red blodcells either.

Another method I have heard used, is with a intact hob, not wanting kits. The hob is inside the jill, but not long enough to, ehh, ejaculate?

 

I could write alot more, but i'm too lazy today...

[lorelei0922 2]

Another method I have heard used, is with a intact hob, not wanting kits. The hob is inside the jill, but not long enough to, ehh, ejaculate?

 

I could write alot more, but i'm too lazy today...

 

 

that last one is a lot like people eh? what do you call people who use the pull out method????

 

 

 

PARENTS!!!

 

wouldn't trust that one

[markieboi 0]

this problem probly hasent happened to anyone else but I will never have the Jill jab done to any of mine due to the fact that when I got them done last time one of them died because of it, vet held her while other vet gave jab the jill moved so it looked like not alot of the juice went in so she said oh will give another half top up of the juice free of charge I was a bit weary but said ok day later she couldn’t walk took her back and she had to be put down :wall bash:

[connie 0]

everyone has mentioned ways to get the jill out of season, the reason being, that while in season, a jill is a lot more prone to infection through the vulva (rear end) as its so close to the hutch floor,

years ago when ferrets were kept in poorer conditions, dirty hutches etc, it's more than likely that a lot of jills died through infection, thus it came about that everyone said, if you dont mate them, they will die, as once mated, the swelling goes down, and no chance of infection

 

therefore

 

if you keep your jill ferret in a clean condition, clean out daily, remove stale uneaten food, the chance of infection via the vulva is greatly reduced

if you have the means for spaying, and never intend to breed then go for that,

wanting to breed in the future, then either the jill jab, or a hoblet (vasectamised hob)

 

but just remember, if you have got the means for the last 3, dont immeaditatly think that they will die,

 

keep the hutch clean...

I have not had my jill mated in the last 3 years I keep the hutch clean even more so when she is in season and have had no problems so far never knew that you could get them jabed untill I read about it on here

[andy s410c 61]

this problem probly hasent happened to anyone else but I will never have the Jill jab done to any of mine due to the fact that when I got them done last time one of them died because of it, vet held her while other vet gave jab the jill moved so it looked like not alot of the juice went in so she said oh will give another half top up of the juice free of charge I was a bit weary but said ok day later she couldn’t walk took her back and she had to be put down :wall bash:

Sorry to read that MB you,ve got me thinking now wether or not to have my 2 jabbed Has any one else been unlucky with the jab??Or whats your opinions on it??

[markieboi 0]

hi bud try not let it put you off but its just a warning ask if you can hold the ferret (so you can make sure its being held tight enough not to move) and you will be ok and don’t let him top it up if so doesn’t go in ass he wont be 100 percent how much the ferret got ect

[masmiffy 82]

Hi Julia I have heard of of people putting 'rocks' in the hutch for the jills to 'rub over' guess these were called 'Hobstones' never tried or understood the theory though!

Will do a bit of research and find out!

[Julia 0]

I agree Lorelai. I wouldn't use that method either.

 

Masmiffy - The things I have heard was that: You leave a hand size rock with a whole/intact hob for him to set his scent on, and then put the smelling rock in to the jill in season. But if it works? I don't know.

 

I just rembered a funny story regarding this. My friend has a jill, and she went into season. She was to young to be mated that year, but her castrated hob got interested in the jill and dragged her around and actually took her out of season. He had the jill in the neck and did all the right things beside penetrating. He even ejuaculated on her back. (Some guys can't hit the hole. :11: )

The jill diden't come into season any more that year, living with this castrated hob. Every day he keept her out of season.

 

One of my own castrated hobs has shown interest, when my jill was in season. But as he grabbed her by the neck, she yelled at him. And he was to afraid to try again. What a man!?

[stubby 175]

quote;

My friend has a jill, and she went into season. She was to young to be mated that year, but her castrated hob got interested in the jill and dragged her around and actually took her out of season. He had the jill in the neck and did all the right things beside penetrating. He even ejuaculated on her back.

 

how can a castrated hob ejaculate, castration is removal of the bollocks??????

[Guest Bigbob]

Getting the jill jab done repeatedily over a few years can cause lumps under the injection site , And has anybody had bother with there vasectomised hobs bollocks swelling up and needing to be removed because they where hampering the hob walking about ?????????????????

[Julia 0]

Stubby - Cause I'm terrible at english.

I don't know exactly what he did. But the jill was greasy on the back.