Hi everyone, I was looking for a bit of advice. I have six wonderful ferrets, 5 little girls and one little boy, two of the females have been spayed and the others are due to be in the next few months, (The 2 that are spayed are 2 yrs old, the others are 4 1/2 months). We had no problems when we had Jade and Jakar spayed but my problem is we have never been through this process with a male before. What can I expect from him after he has been castrated? Will his attitude change, will he be calmer or even more mad? Most of all will he hate me? I love him so much, I'm worried that when he wakes up with no "bits" so to speak he'll resent me, it's bad enough when I cut his nails!LOL Also, are there any post-op risks I should be aware of? I guess I know in my heart that he'll never hate me but I would like to know if his attitude and the way he acts will change. He is a very playful boy and not aware of his own strength, he is also deaf which I guess doesn't help as he can't hear his sisters squeel, (play time has to be monitored carefully). Do male ferrets calm down one they have been done, I have heard that they become less aggressive but only in books, an actual account from a ferret owner would put my mind at rest. Sorry, reading this now seems like rubbish but they are all questions I would really like to have answers to. Thanks for reading and the help in advance Tilda, owned by Jade, Jakar, Vishnu, Misty, Water-ru and Mischeif DOOK :) :) [Posted in FML issue 3590]