Hi all, I haven't posted since the christmas tree questions, but I need some help. August of 1993, we picked up a 1/2 German 1/2 American male sable ferret. We had intended on only getting him as a pet but other people at shows and such kept saying we should breed him. Gossamer is a beautiful and large dark sable. He has a great disposition. We decided to try and breed him. He was born on May 5th of 1993. He didn't come into full season until late Febuary of 1994. He was almost disqualified at the Fredrick Show in 1994 because one of the judges didn't believe he was intact. At that time his testicles hadn't dropped. Gossamer was breed several times in the late spring of '94. No litters were produced. Also, only one testical had dropped. The other is present but still inside (stage fright ?). Gossamer was not breed all summer due to his inability to have kits so far. We picked up a little girl to try ourselves. The first litter from one girl we have (Speedy) seems to be a false pregnancy. Daphne, was mated with Gossamer on Christmas morning and is due Feb 5th.(fingers crossed) Speedy is approximately 1yr old , Daphne will be 1 on March 12th. Niether jills have had litters yet. Speedy was taken out her 1st heat before we got her by a vasectimize hob. We know that Cryptorchidism is genetic. What I need to know is if Cryptorchidism indicated a higher chance of sterility in the males. Gossamer's sister Shootzie (of LOS PA), has had kits. Most of the other kits from his litter (of 12 surviving kits) have been altered to my knowledge. We didn't pick Gossamer up for breeding purposes, however it has been very frustrating watching him go through all the stress of an inseason male and not become a daddy. We are waiting to see if Daphne has kits, but if she doesn't then it looks like we have to get him fixed. Had I known last year that Cryptorchidism would cause all this difficulty in breeding, I think I would have had him alter last year. So, if anyone has any advice on Cryptorchidism & sterility please email me at [log in to unmask] with what you know. Derrick & Linda Taz, Pepe, Gossamer, Daphne, Elmer, Barnyard Mac, Speedy and guest Boomer [Posted in FML issue 1068]