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Ways to minimize your ferret’s odor

Ferrets will always have a scent around them, just like you always have a scent around you and your dog always smells like a dog. You can’t do anything about it. However, you can minimize the smell. Here is a list of what you can do to minimize your ferret’s odor, in order of importance.

Clean the litter box daily.

Keep the litter box clean. Clean the litter box at least once a day, and if you have more than a couple of posts, you may need to clean the litter box more than once a day. A bug’s output smells a lot more than the actual bug.

Feed your ferret things that smell good.

You are what you eat. I like garlic. Every time I eat my potato and garlic au gratin dish, I sweat garlic the next day. My body odor changes significantly.

Ferrets are also what they eat. Look at the ingredients in your ferret’s kibble. What do the individual ingredients smell like? I don’t buy ferret food that contains fish, because I think fish is the stinkiest meat of all. My ferrets get food made with chicken, turkey, venison, and duck. (They like Totally Ferret.)

Remember to change slowly if you decide to change your pet’s food. Some furry ones get used to a particular food. Some furry have allergies. I have a young lady who cannot eat chicken without suffering from gastrointestinal problems.

Clean the cage weekly.

Wash all the plastic trays in your ferret’s cage once a week. I use a solution of vinegar and water. Several times a year take the cage apart completely and give it a rub down. I have a cage from Ferret Nation and I take it outside, hose it down, spray it with soap and let it soak. After I hose off the soap, I do a visual inspection to see if anything is missing. Sometimes I need to get a scraper and scrape.

Change the bedding weekly.

You have pores all over your skin and you sweat. This gives you a good human smell. Ferrets have scent puffs all over them and this gives them a fine musky ferret scent. The scent glands release oil. The oil collects on your bedding.

Therefore, change your beds once a week. I like to have at least two sets of bedding so I can have some in the wash while the ferrets use the rest in their cage.

Consider scent tassels.

Most ferrets descend before reaching the pet store.

What this means is that their anal scent glands are removed. Do you know how your cat or dog sometimes drags his butt on the ground? The cat or dog is trying to express its anal glands. Most critters naturally express these tassels when they relieve themselves, and unless your critter has a problem, it’s best to leave it alone.

Ferrets also have these anal scent glands when they are born. If your ferret still has his scent tassels, you may want to consider removing them. Do a lot of research and talk to a vet or two before doing this. While this surgery is regularly performed in the US, in the UK it is considered cruel and is only performed by vets when medically necessary.

I live in the US, and every ferret I’ve ever rescued or come across has already gone down. I’m told, however, that while ferrets with their scent glands intact have a stronger odor in general, “poof” rarely and the “poof” smell dissipates quickly (unlike a skunk in which you bathe your dog in tomato sauce for days). ).

Do not bathe your ferret too much.

Bath time is important. That is, it is important not to bathe your ferret too often. It may seem counterintuitive, but if you bathe your ferret too much, it will stink more. Do not do Bathe your ferret more than once a month. Less is better.

Bathing removes the ferret’s oil that was created by the body’s scent glands, and the little one’s body works to fix that problem. If you bathe your ferret too much, your little friend’s body will go into overdrive and produce a lot of oil.

Do not bathe your ferret more than once a month. My ferrets usually only get three baths a year, and those baths are usually due to being covered in mud. If your ferret gets too dirty, dirty or something similar, rinse your ferret only on the affected area or gently wipe it with a baby wipe or damp cloth.

Products are an option.

I don’t think additional products are necessary, but if you really need to reduce your ferret’s odor further, there are a couple of products that can help. A couple of products, designed to reduce body odor, are a clear liquid that you put in the ferret’s water. I have tried them in my tacos. In fact, they work. However, I do not notice it until I take the product. (It’s like watching a puppy grow. You don’t notice the growth from one day to the next, but suddenly, your puppy is a dog.)

I no longer use that product. I don’t think it’s necessary, and I can’t seem to find a list of ingredients. That makes me nervous.

Perfumes are another method, but instead of reducing the odor inside the animal, they cover it up by making another odor stronger.

My sister hates the musky smell of ferrets, so when she comes to visit, I make my weasels smell like baby powder or cucumbers. My ferrets don’t like it and I don’t like it, but it appeases my sister. However, we don’t do this very often.

In summary

1. Clean the litter box daily.

2. Change your bedding weekly.

3. Clean the cage weekly.

4. Feed your babies food that doesn’t smell bad.

5. Do not bathe them too much.

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