In this film, Yvette Rowntree BVSc CertAVP (Zoological Medicine) MRCVS, Honorary Assistant Professor in Exotic Medicine at the University of Nottingham demonstrates how to castrate a mouse. To claim time spend watching this film as CPD, press 'Claim CPD' above.
2) single incision means it's much quicker, am the technique is much less fiddly than scrotal
3) most rodents (especially guinea pigs and rats) tend to drag their scrotum on the floor, which increases the risk of wound infections if the incision is in this area. We have seen literally no post op wound issues since moving to this approach (I've been using it for probably 5 years now)