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Post by caicaixprincess on Apr 24, 2011 2:47:29 GMT -5
If a ferret has been desented?
my ferret who isn't a marshalls momo, my parents say she stinks really bad, and she smells worse than the others?
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Post by Sherry on Apr 24, 2011 11:55:35 GMT -5
Non descented ferrets will "poof" when excited, scared, etc. From what I've been told, it's a very strong musk smell that dissipates pretty quickly. I heard one person describe it as a "ferret fart" ;D
What are they eating? That also makes a difference with the oil production, and hence the odour.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 24, 2011 11:57:56 GMT -5
From my understanding, a non-descented ferret will not smell any different than a descented one. The only difference is the ability to poof as Sherry pointed out. New babies from Marshall smell horrible. My Dixie still smells funny.
Descenting is a completely unnecessary procedure and, unless you bought her descented, should never be done.
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Post by Heather on Apr 24, 2011 11:58:59 GMT -5
There is no difference in smell between my scented fuzzes and my descented fuzzes, at least until one of them lets go  ;D ;D. I would look to diet as being a possible issue the other might be a health related issue too. ciao |
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Post by miamiferret2 on Apr 24, 2011 16:37:43 GMT -5
Marshalls ferrets are on that stinky mink diet that is mostly whitefish. That is what their kibble is -it smells awful. It takes a while to get the smell out of them once you bring them home, bathe them and start feeding them right. It took more than a month for Sonny to smell normal. I totally blame the marshalls kibble for the reason they smell so awful.
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Post by caicaixprincess on Apr 24, 2011 17:49:07 GMT -5
i feed them zupreem
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Post by Sherry on Apr 24, 2011 19:15:18 GMT -5
What form is it in? A kibble, or the jerky type food? It's possible some of the smell is simply the natural borderline dehydration from the type of food. It's going to affect some more than others.
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Post by miamiferret2 on Apr 24, 2011 19:27:38 GMT -5
Sherry zupreem is a kibble here in the US.
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Post by Sherry on Apr 24, 2011 21:55:25 GMT -5
Oh! The only zupreem I've ever seen is a dehydrated meat ;D
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Post by fearless on Apr 24, 2011 23:37:42 GMT -5
Zupreem is a higher end kibble from my understanding and actually have a decent reputation for more exotic feeds (like lemurs and kangaroos, they were our supplier when I worked at a petting zoo) from personal experience I have never had issues with Zupreem, however I'm not that familiar with their ferret food.
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Post by angelfish on Apr 25, 2011 9:10:58 GMT -5
Zupreem makes two versions for ferrets. Their regular and a grain-free version. It's not the worst food but not the highest in protein levels. Mine tended to be stinky for the short time I fed mine this kibble.
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;D ;D. I would look to diet as being a possible issue the other might be a health related issue too.