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What to do about this ferret smell?
We have 2 descented, fixed female ferrets. I clean the cage with soap & water routinely, I clean the litter pan rather often, I do NOT bathe the girls but few & far between since I know that excess bathing can increase their oils thus smell...I have tried the Marshall's bi-odor stuff, doesn't work.
All that said, I finally had to move my girls to the basement because (1) I just couldn't take the smell anymore, (2) our company has stopped coming over because they can't take the smell either. Is there anything that works?
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- 1 decade agoFavorite Answer
mine were the same. I know people tell you not to bath ferrets often.. But i bath mine every 2 days. And they smell beautiful lol. I have a special shampoo that doesnt strip the oils..
When i didnt bath them often they stunk and i couldnt figure out why.. But the day i bathed them pee started coming off their tail and into the bath.. So i squeezed their tail and the water turned yellow..
I think when they go to the toilet they pee on their tail and it stinks 500x worse.. So thats why i wash mine so much.. Im not letting them get around with pee all over them :-/
maybe thats why yours smell too?
Since i bath them regularly there is no smell at all..
Source(s): owner of 3 ferrets - 1 decade ago
Where is the smell coming from the ferrets themselves or their cage? If it's the ferrets I'm sure it's the oil in their fur. You can & should bathe them once to twice a month. Definitely not every 2 days. That is way too often. You can wipe them down with a wet cloth in-between baths if you must.
Source(s): Owner of 4 ferrets & a veterinary student