Thank you, i hope he listens, how many ferrets does he have?

people dont think they are doing any harm only breeding a couple of litters a year but they dont realise when lots of people do this the amount of kits that are the end product, my friend and i travelled 300 mile round journey the other week to pick up 30 kits that the breeder couldnt cope with, he bred over 50 just to get four silver ferrets at the end of it all

Not to mention the ferrets overall health, hope you can persuade him.

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Tiggy, 13 yr old Collie x Alsation, Lucy 11 yr old epileptic cross breed, Kara, collie x whippet

Although I am not new to ferrets, but Iam new to the forum,
I would take the information you find into serious consideration.
I have found some valuable information within.

i dont really speak to my brother, but i shall tell him what you have said.

i haven't got a clue how many he has got.

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actually its not true, yes they stay in season for a while but they do come out of it again BUT because they're in it so long and it takes so much out of them it can cause them to become ill. the best thing to so is use a vasectomized male who still has all the hormones to mate the jill but cannot actually impragnate her but she will come out of season because she thinks she would be or there is a option at the vets or an injection to stop her season but i'm not sure what that does to the ferret in the long run.

Either way though it still affects them if nthing is done about it

The problem with using a vasectomised male is that (I believe, correct me if I'm wrong) They're far and few between and if they're someone elses they could have all kind of gribblies transmitted sexually. If you use a vasectomised hob for the jills lifespan, it can also be expensive if it's someone elses cos I think most people charge and it puts a lot of unnecessary stress on the jill as their matings are quite brutal.

Spaying all the way!

Peace
Akai-Chan

BTW love your ferrets and dogs in your sig pic