..ferret grill!..?
do they smell THAT bad?
and what is the stuff that makes them not smell?
Ferret oder is natural but in that is a way to tone it down.
1. Pet stores sell and vitamin you put in their hose to tone the smell down.
2. Clean their litter boxes everyday (not hard at all)
3. Give them a bath every month or every other month.
4. Wash all of teir bedding every 2 weeks.
5. Take to a vet and take them spayed/netured.
I enjoy 2 ferrets, and I don't think they smell bad, but in attendance certainly is a distinct odor to them. The odor mainly comes from the oils within their skin. But you also have to remember to keep their cage, and particularly THEIR BEDDING clean because that's what people are actually smelling when they influence eww Ferrets Stink! Don't try to take the smell away by bathing them because that only draws the oil out more, and makes the smell more intense. If you take care of their round up and clean up after them, the smell will go unoticed.
Answers: I don't think so. Every trunk is different though, what one person likes, another can't stand. Personally, I love my ferrets' natural scent, it's drastically...earthy and natural. I really only smell them when I stick them right under my trunk and take a big whiff. Their cages can get hold of pretty stinky if not kept clean - scoop litter boxes at lowest twice a day, thoroughly clean it at least once a week, bath and change all bedding (blankets, hammies, etc.) at least once a week (wash next to warm water and about one cup of white vinegar - it's cheap and works great!), and thoroughly wipe the entire cage once a week. As long as you keep the cage and everything surrounded by it clean, you shouldn't have any major odor problems. It's also a appropriate idea to bathe your ferret as little as possible (mine get one a year, at most I'd endow with them two). Fewer baths really does equal a less smellier ferret (fewer baths also makes them happier - too much soap can be drying to their skin and make them itch resembling crazy!). My ferrets share my bedroom and their cage is about 2-3 foot from the head of my bed, I notice no odor (except for the occasional whiff of a fresh pile of poo). Other relations have commented on the lack of odor as well.
As for the stuff that make them not smell, are you talking about the stuff you add to their marine? That would be bi-odor from Marshalls, but I don't think that's necessary. I'm also not a fan of giving my ferret chemicals when I have no idea what else it could be doing to them inside. If you keep the shut within clean and give your ferret minimal baths, you should have little odor problems (unless you enjoy an extra sensitive nose, in which covering the bi-odor probably wouldn't make it any better). My opinion - don't waste your money on that stuff.
Ferrets do have an odor, but I personally, don't find it to be unpleasant and in fact, little baby kit have a purfume all their own and I could just love on them adjectives day long !! It's very difficult to describe the odor. It's sort of a musky smell. There is NOTHING that makes them not smell unless they are not descented. Most pet shops deal in them already desecented. If they're not, you'll be able to tell. Trust me :)
It's kind of not easy to describe a ferret's odor, but yes, they generally do 'smell'. They have natural body odor that comes from their body and coat oils.
Ferrets are often descented before Dutch auction, but even so, they will still have some noticable odor.
To decrease the smell, you can frequently wash out their coop and bedding (as the bedding holds a lot of the smell!), and only give your ferret a tub every two months or so. Excessively washing a ferret just causes it to create more grease, which is not what you want!
Anything else, I'll be glad to try and help.
:)
