Ferrets: Tips for Reducing The Smell
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- čas přidán 3. 07. 2024
- Ferrets: Tips for Reducing The Smell
Ferrets do smell, but with good care and routine maintenance it is manageable.
There are several things you can do to mange your ferrets natural smell.
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Also, it’s I important to know that ferrets have scent glands throughout their body that produce a musty odor. Even when a ferret is spayed or neutered, they will still have a musty smell. Ferrets that are not spayed or neutered will have a stronger smell when they are in heat/during mating season.
Here are a few tips for reducing ferret smell:
1. Keep the litter box clean
2. Try using a Pet Genie to dispose of dirty ferret litter
3. Wash your ferrets bedding regularly
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you deserve wayy more views wth
Have you ever tried an oatmeal bath? I never use soap with mine and use an oatmeal bath maybe once a year or if they get super dirty outside digging in dirt. I love the oatmeal bath because it doesn't dry out their skin as bad and doesn't take all their oils out of the skin so they are less itchy afterwards.
FerretBiz I have not done oatmeal with the ferrets. I do give my little dog oatmeal baths, she has really sensitive skin. But I am definitely gonna try it with the ferrets now! Thanks for the suggestion!!
@@FerretTails 😁👍
One of mine gets poop on his butt so we have to wash him once a month or so
@@miss_daisy4925 Might I suggest just using a rag to wipe it each time instead of a monthly bath. A bath that often can be irritating to the skin.
Yes, that's all I've ever used with our ferret. We got her last December and probably gave her about 3 oatmeal baths and she doesnt have a strong scent.
A polecat/ferret and whippets/lurchers are traditional working pets for an Englishman especially from the midlands and the North
fiiirrsssttt i LOVE your videos!!
Excellent advice. Thank you.
Sooooo cute love it
Ferrets are soooo sooo cute ❤️🥺
I have been looking into fostering one or two (likely two) ferrets for several days now. I've always wanted a ferret ever since I saw their cute slinky like bodies and little faces. Thanks for the information! I've been doing a lot of research on ferrets and this video really helped me come up with a plan to help make sure my ferrets down stink the whole house up. I am 17 and my mom had the impression that ferrets stink and would make the whole house smell. and boy do I have something to talk about!
I’m from the uk and use a mixture of a puppy pad and eco cat litter which is made from corn husks. It is working out really well. Love your videos I’ve learnt lots from you and have used a few of your sewing ideas as well. I’m a fairly new ferret owner as I rescued them from someone who wasn’t able to look after them as well as they should. I love them to bits.
Idk if you take this as a compliment but every time I watch your videos i take notes 💜💜💜
purple flamingo Thank you. I hope the info I give is helpful.
I don't even have a ferret but im gonna be prepared if one day I have one jsjsjs you deserve more views ♡
Thank you!
Hi, can you do a video talking about whitch products you use, like ear cleaner, if you use dry shampoo and that kind of stuff
P.D: I love your videos, i don't have a ferret but i want one so i'm learning :)
i'm from Mexico
anya karina sanchez garcia thanks watching my videos! You will love owing a ferret once you get one. They are a lot of work, but definitely worth it! I will try to work on a video with that all the info you requested.
I don’t even have a ferret 😆
Piggie Time I think when it comes to cleaning both ferrets and guinea pigs have a lot in common
I mostly just watch your channel to see the cute ferrets!
Awww thank you!
Your little piggy’s are placers cute too! My best friend has two guinea pigs and they are so sweet
Thank you!!
Hi @ferret tails, I was wondering, since your ferrets have a ferret room, what is your set up as far as ways for them to pee and poop? Do you use pee pads or are your ferrets only using their litterbox? My ferrets only use one corner of their room and one of them is quite particular when it comes to avoiding the litter in their cage altogether xD.
I'm litteraly watching every video about ferret care in CZcams-
What my mother doesn't like about ferrets (and rodents in general) is the smell, but thanks to you I might change her mind!
So thanks for making this! Your ferret is adorable ✨❤️
Thank you!
@@FerretTails no problem!
@@FerretTails also, I have a question, do you need to do anything special when your ferrets gets to your home the first day? Like to make them feel safer or something?
I was worried about the smell at first but if you follow what’s being said in this video you will find that’s it’s not such a bad smell as you think.
Ferrets are not rodents :)
Is it true that using vanilla extract can be used too potty train your ferret much easier? Also I'm retired, can I still retain 2 ferrets if i go back to work? I doing as much research as I can. Do you recommend obtaining a complete guide for caring for ferrets. If so which one?
Tip put baking soda in the wash machine half a cup it helps take smell out..👍❤
Thank you! Baking soda is amazing for neutralizing smells, especially pet smell, but I have not tried it in the wash! I mainly use it when cleaning the carpet. I’m definitely going to add it next time I wash their bedding!
where did you buy your liter from
I get it from couple places. I always get paper fragrance free paper pellets though. If I get it from Petco or Petsmart I buy it in the cat section. If you get it from the small animal section they over charge for it, but it’s the exact same litter. www.petsmart.com/cat/litter-and-waste-disposal/litter/exquisicat-naturals-multi-cat-paper-pellet-cat-litter---unscented-low-dust-low-tracking-natural-5219991.html
www.petco.com/shop/en/petcostore/product/so-phresh-odor-control-paper-cat-litter-25-lbs-2707202
Why does everyone in america just assume everyone else is from america too.
We dont😒
yerebiz well a lot of yall do talk like america is the only country that exists lol
@@PeacheIIe I think she’s just talking about her experience, which is living in America lol.
You said you bought your ferrets at a pet store. I've read buying them at a pet store like Petco is wrong. Adoption is a better option
I bought my first two ferrets in 2018 from a pet store. Prior to knowing just how horrible Marshall’s farms is (they are the breeder that provides ferrets to US pet stores. And while all of my ferret are Marshall ferrets, the ones that I have after the first two I purchased, I rescued or took from people who could no longer care for them. I talk more about this in some of my other videos.
Marshalls is basically the equivalent of a puppy mill for ferrets. They spay and neuters entirely too young, which results in significant health issues for their ferrets when they get older, such as adrenal disease, insulinoma and other cancers.
In the U.S. the only way to not support Marshall’s is by buying from one of the very few private breeders. The wait lists can be very long and the price can be a bit more than the pet store but the ferrets that come from the small private breeders are normally much healthier and live longer because they are not spayed and neutered too young and they come from a better genetic bloodline.
Sadly adopting them doesn’t necessarily make it better because indirectly you’re still supporting Marshall Farms, and as much as it would be nice for everyone to not buy a pet store ferret. The truth is the private breeders in the U.S. can’t keep up with the demand for ferrets without risking the health of their own ferrets. Which is why the likelihood of ever stopping a breeder like Marshall’s is slim. That’s not to say that I agree with how Marshall’s does things, I just choose not to spend my time judging and lecturing people on the choice to buy a ferret from the pet store while knowing the options are so limited. I wish there were more options for people to choose from, but sadly there’s not.
I think the more important things to focus on is making sure people understand the kind of care ferrets need and the time and expenses that go into them because sadly to many of the ferrets sitting in rescues right now are there because people didn’t have all the information on what goes into owing them.
The ferret community can be a great place, but there is a small group of people who who have no ability to look at situations from more than one side or who believe their way is the only way and the right way instead considering that what works for one owner may not work for another.
I’m not about the all of that. I am here to share my experience, my mistakes and my support. No one in this community is perfect and all of us have had a learning curve. Nothing can prepare you for ferrets but ferrets. Research is super important but if they’re being honest, even people who researched before bringing their babies home will tell you they’ve made mistakes.
Does these tips get rid of the smell or just make it smell less bad?
The tips just reduce the smell. I personally don’t know of anything that will 💯 get rid of the smell, although some people may disagree with me and some people will say they don’t smell at all. Honestly, they have a musky odor and over bathing them will only make it worse. I have found keeping their area and litter boxes clean is the best way to reduce the smell.
*Can you just give them a bath with ferret shampoo and then they will smell better?*
ꕥ A l l i e ꕥ a bath will help them smell better, but if you bathe them to much it can hurt their skin. I bathe my ferrets 2-3 times a year and a lot of ferret owners recommend bathing them in an oatmeal bath.
Ferret Tails- Oh, thank you! But I hear some ferret owners say you should give your ferret a bath 1 time a month. But if 2-3 times a year is better then I’ll do that.
I personally would not bathe them that often, I know there are some people who do, but I when I talked to my vet a while ago, she recommended only doing it a few times a year. Here is a pretty good article about bathing ferrets if you wanted to check it out. www.ferret-world.com/news/how-often-should-you-bathe-your-ferret/
Ferret Tails- Thank you so much. I don’t want to make a mistake when taking care of a ferret. And god bless! :3
I never bath my guy's ever..
Stinky little cuties...jk
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