ferret kits iv bred and keeping

[LoveForLizards]

Originally Posted by hullhunter

oh do you lot spay all youre pets i.e snakes, lizards, hogs, frogs, dogs, cats, rats, mice and so on and so on or is it just the ferrets you dont allow to breed?

Snakes, lizards, hogs, frogs - I dont own any though if I did wouldnt neuter purely for the fact the risks override the benefits
Dogs - dont own one but if I did it would be neutered if possible
Cats - yes, all of ours are neutered, its r-e-s-p-o-n-s-i-b-i-l-i-t-y since they are A. moggies and B. allowed to roam outside
Rats + mice - none of ours are because A. the risks override the benfits and B. they are feeder breeders.

[Fixx]

Originally Posted by hullhunter

oh do you lot spay all youre pets i.e snakes, lizards, hogs, frogs, dogs, cats, rats, mice and so on and so on or is it just the ferrets you dont allow to breed?

Considering all the examples you gave are not induced ovulators like ferrets and do not need to be bred to bring them out of season, your point is moot.

[mattm]

Unlike Ferrets, those animals if not spayed won't develop aplastic anemia.

For all of those animals you've listed (except cats and dogs) a spay would be a MAJOR operation and there would be a high death rate, because it is too much for that animal to take. This is not the case with Ferrets. I doubt very few people get these animals spayed for that reason.

For dogs and cats, my exact same viewpoint stands as with ferrets - there is a huge rescue problem with dogs and cats and has been for years, and there will continue to be. Neutering and Spaying is by FAR the best option if you can not responsibly breed these animals - and to responsibly breed these animals takes a LOT of knowledge, money, time and resources. In fact to breed any animal is a HUGE commitment.

All of the top veterinary professionals these days will urge people to have cats and dogs neutered/spayed - and for good reason. I would guess that these days, a lot of people follow the advice and spay or neuter their dogs and cats, and of the people that don't do this, a few responsibly breed and do so properly, and quite a lot more are what I would call Back Yard Breeders, just doing it for the money or for "cute baby animals" or because they don't agree with spaying and basically aren't worth the time of day.

[Rum_Kitty]

Originally Posted by LoveForLizards

Lmao. And yet again, +1.

Thanks

Originally Posted by hullhunter

oh do you lot spay all youre pets i.e snakes, lizards, hogs, frogs, dogs, cats, rats, mice and so on and so on or is it just the ferrets you dont allow to breed?

snake...lives alone and dont believe they can be neutered, so irrelevant.
dragon...see snake
hogs...see snake
cockatiels...i have two males so they cant exactly breed
rats...I have four girls, see cockatiels
sugar gliders...I want my pair to breed mainly because i want to keep the babies and I know a few people who want babies, after that the male will be neutered or he'll constantly harass the female and keep her pregnant.

Last time I checked my female ferrets are the only ones who have something to lose through not being spayed or bred.

[ferretman]

I myself breed ferrets but not on such a large scale as yourself.

How can you justify haveing so many kits thats a hell of a lot ive got alot of kits and it costs me about 50 - 80 quid a month in fresh meat and foods other than ferretbiscits. The training processes as well is also a massive feature. Also id be very intrested to see how your kits were housed? As for neutering most of my jills are getting done this year as its just to much for me. Whats the harm in breeding few jills 12 is stupid in my opion. So you also no every single person who took most of your ferrets? I presume youll take back any unfit workers.

Your opion is a very werid one but were all diffrent.

P.s learn to spell bred its not bread

[SandiskReptiles]

silver mitt is gorgeous!

[rox.bear]

I totaly agree with every one that thinks its wrong to have to breed your ferrets coz if u dont ur cruel and you dont need to breed that many a year ur just thinking about ur pocket ,not the welfare of ur ferrets and you think its cruel to get them spayed or neutered ,u dont have a clue ,get a ferret book or look up the net if u dont get them done coz people cant aford to have lots of kits or the time and then to worry about getting them good forever homes,,and to nip training them,ur kits must not of been well nipped trained at all when they went to there new homes and i wonder how u could have the time to spend or let your ferrets out with having so many.they r very social and very loving natured animales, so im sure you let all yours out every day ,instead there in a small cage,with the amount u have ,i sure u have the time and the space.

my jill is spayed and in getting my hob neutered in october,im so cruel.

[rox.bear]

[rox.bear]

[rox.bear]

Im getting her spayed soon.