>They don't know that a female ferret in heat WILL DIE if not bred or >otherwise brought out of heat. In this day and age i find this remark rather stupid, this is what the people who worked ferrets in the 20's to 70's used to say, to justifie the reason why they bred ferrets instead of having them spayed or using the jill jab Since the 50's i have kept ferrets mainly females, at the time i started to keep ferrets little was knowen about ferrets outside of Fur farms and many of my own ferrets were not taken out of season, yet none of mine DIED untill they were about 7. It was only when i found out about having a hob vasectomised in the 60's/ 70's that i started to keep a hob running with the jills My ferrets are getting to 10+, my present oldest jill who is not spayed was born in Febuary 1990 and she is still going strong >They aren't willing to deal with stinky hobs marking their territory. None of my male or female ferrets have been nuterd or spayed [TM] [Moderator's note: TM does not seem to be posting from the US. It often strikes me how differently ferrets are kept in other countries. Question for TM: are your ferrets indoor house pets or are they kept in an semi-outdoor pen or barn? I'm sure may other subscribers would enjoy hearing more about your experiences. Any reason this was posted anonymously? BIG] [Posted in FML issue 3724]