Ferret Vasectomy

[neil b 2,264]

I’d be very wary about using these hob services, these hobs could go over a good number of jills during the spring, who could have diseases only to be passed onto the next jill, if a good number of jills are being kept personally I’d get a hob done and only put him over my own Jill’s, better to be safe than sorry imo 

[The one 8,397]

1 hour ago, neil b said:

I’d be very wary about using these hob services, these hobs could go over a good number of jills during the spring, who could have diseases only to be passed onto the next jill, if a good number of jills are being kept personally I’d get a hob done and only put him over my own Jill’s, better to be safe than sorry imo 

Yes they can catch a STD which makes them infertile no problem for the hob but if you want to breed a replacement litter from the jill you cant  

[Chevy Chase 44]

2 hours ago, Luckee legs said:

I've had two vasectomized by the vet practice I've used for our ferrets in 15 years since we moved to Cambridgeshire. If I remember correctly about 120 pounds in 2011 and definitely 200 in may 23

Anyone in easy distance of Essex ferret welfare can take jills there for a reasonable fee. The vet they use is doing several ferret vasectomies a year and i understand is still only charging about 100 pounds so next time I'll go there. 

I see on their website you could adopt a vasectomised hob for £60 well worth it if you were near them looks like they’d rehome to working homes as well

[Daniel cain 42,892]

1 hour ago, neil b said:

I’d be very wary about using these hob services, these hobs could go over a good number of jills during the spring, who could have diseases only to be passed onto the next jill, if a good number of jills are being kept personally I’d get a hob done and only put him over my own Jill’s, better to be safe than sorry imo 

My hob only goes over my jills and the lad I ferret with,all his ferrets came off me ,we keep 2 entire hobs out of my hob for when we need replacements .... unfortunately some dirty cnut stole his ferrets along with all his kit,Air Arms s410 and 2 black terrier pups just before xmas

[Big rowie 171]

4 hours ago, neil b said:

I’d be very wary about using these hob services, these hobs could go over a good number of jills during the spring, who could have diseases only to be passed onto the next jill, if a good number of jills are being kept personally I’d get a hob done and only put him over my own Jill’s, better to be safe than sorry imo 

I never even thought of that. Well hopefully it's worked this time 

[SeanBlenk 6]

It’s definitely worth seeking out a vet that’s familiar with ferrets, a lot get a bit flustered when you mention ferrets.

When I had mine done I could have had the bit of pipe they removed sent away to make sure it had worked. I never bothered just waited a couple of months before I let him loose. 
If you have more than one Jill, he might favour 1 over the rest and pester her to death, mine did. I used to separate him off and put 1 jil at a time in with just to make sure he sorted all of them out. Once he’d been with all my Jills, he had free rain living with all of them. Worked for me at least!

[neil b 2,264]

6 hours ago, The one said:

Yes they can catch a STD which makes them infertile no problem for the hob but if you want to breed a replacement litter from the jill you cant  

Had it happen many years ago, a mate brought in a jill that had been left  in season used his snipped hob over her the season after he went over all our jills, then when we came to breed a litter, non of the jills would take, we used different hobs and still nothing, a conversation with a vet and some lengthy research on his part proved they had contracted the ferret equivalent of a sti he gave me a course of antibiotics to put the jill on and heypresto a litter of kits was produced, after that I have only every used my snipped hob on my own jills 

[Chevy Chase 44]

55 minutes ago, SeanBlenk said:

It’s definitely worth seeking out a vet that’s familiar with ferrets, a lot get a bit flustered when you mention ferrets.

When I had mine done I could have had the bit of pipe they removed sent away to make sure it had worked. I never bothered just waited a couple of months before I let him loose. 
If you have more than one Jill, he might favour 1 over the rest and pester her to death, mine did. I used to separate him off and put 1 jil at a time in with just to make sure he sorted all of them out. Once he’d been with all my Jills, he had free rain living with all of them. Worked for me at least!

I’ve emailed a local(ish) rescue centre to see if they could recommend a vet that they use and a rough idea of cost, as yet no reply….

 

I just have 1 hob and 1 Jill at the minute, I’d like to mate them this spring and keep a Jill. I fly solo really so he’d only ever be used on my one/two Jill’s 

[Luckee legs 422]

9 minutes ago, Chevy Chase said:

I’ve emailed a local(ish) rescue centre to see if they could recommend a vet that they use and a rough idea of cost, as yet no reply….

 

I just have 1 hob and 1 Jill at the minute, I’d like to mate them this spring and keep a Jill. I fly solo really so he’d only ever be used on my one/two Jill’s 

That's a good idea, it's how I found the vet we used. It's a much better and usually cheaper experience if the vet is familiar with ferrets 

[Luckee legs 422]

6 hours ago, Chevy Chase said:

I see on their website you could adopt a vasectomised hob for £60 well worth it if you were near them looks like they’d rehome to working homes as well

That is amazing if still valid. I know they had several done and of course there is the issue that these hobs are entire and will need a separate cage for about half the year so they may be hogging cages 

[terryd 8,045]

I got quote off second vet 240 and then bingo a third vet 95 quid with out sending test away. 
So went from £660 down to 95 so happy that. I guess Hob needs to be in season to be done ? 

[neil b 2,264]

22 minutes ago, terryd said:

I got quote off second vet 240 and then bingo a third vet 95 quid with out sending test away. 
So went from £660 down to 95 so happy that. I guess Hob needs to be in season to be done ? 

Not for a vasectomy terry I don’t think, £95 sounds abit more realistic, just make sure you leave him a good 6 weeks til you put him over your jills 

[pengelli 365]

had mine done 2 years ago and it cost £100 the vet that done mine said he cut the sperm tube both ends and doubled each end over with a stitch was told to wait 6 weeks before letting him near the ladies as apparently any sperm left can live for a few weeks after a lot of vets wont do the op as its a delicate procedure and in some vets ferrets are classed as exotics 

[Chevy Chase 44]

On 09/01/2024 at 21:50, Chevy Chase said:

I’ve emailed a local(ish) rescue centre to see if they could recommend a vet that they use and a rough idea of cost, as yet no reply….

 

I just have 1 hob and 1 Jill at the minute, I’d like to mate them this spring and keep a Jill. I fly solo really so he’d only ever be used on my one/two Jill’s 

Well that was worth doing! I’ve been put in touch with a vet who do it for £75, more than happy with that

[Luckee legs 422]

On 10/01/2024 at 20:52, pengelli said:

had mine done 2 years ago and it cost £100 the vet that done mine said he cut the sperm tube both ends and doubled each end over with a stitch was told to wait 6 weeks before letting him near the ladies as apparently any sperm left can live for a few weeks after a lot of vets wont do the op as its a delicate procedure and in some vets ferrets are classed as exotics 

For the hob I had done last year the vet was very careful in telling me everything that could go wrong . Fair enough. Equally I am on my fourth vasectomised hob and for each of them the op was successful with no side effects and another 5 years of service at least in each case