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Second thoughts about Loki... by VibrantEchoes
As embarrassing as it is to admit, I kind of just got Loki on a whim without really thinking about it because he's cute. Now that I really give it some actual thought, I can't honestly say I'm willing to put up with the smell or give the time and effort needed to train him and take care of him properly. The smell dominated my whole room even just overnight and now I smell like ferret too. I guess I forgot exactly how bad it is. Both the smell and the noise he made kept me up half the night. On top of that, I don't even know what I'd do with him in two years when I move out and get a dorm.
It's better for both me and the ferret if I just swallow my pride now and give him back to the pet store than it is for me to lie to myself and keep a pet that I don't REALLY want. The sooner I do that, the sooner he can get an owner who's really prepared for him.
In short, I knew what I was getting into, I just ended up not wanting to get into it.
Second thoughts about Loki...
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Not to discredit your friend there but that is absolute bullcrap. Ferrets themselves do smell. Quite obviously. He might have just gotten used to it after so long or something, I dunno, but they themselves definitely do smell because of their musk.
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What makes them so musky? Have you done your research? 'Cus I sure haven't.
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It's the oils on their skin and fur. That's why you can't bathe them to get rid of the smell: If you do, they just produce more.
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Where did you read this? I've looked everywhere, and none of my resources make a point on them being musky, besides some scent glands they have, but are usually removed and even if that weren't the case, wouldn't contribute to smell much.
In fact, everywhere so far I have read, it actually notes the smell is because of lack of proper care, particularly for the cage.-
Okay. Well then I guess a brand-new cage with fresh bedding is dirty.
Look, go HOLD a ferret with its scent glands removed for a bit instead of reading about it and then tell me it doesn't stink.
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Well, if you really don't want your ferret anymore, just take him back.
I can't do anything else to help you, since I don't own a ferret of my own.
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You should probably talk to my friend "sew3rm0nster." He has owned many ferrets.
Here is something he told me himself.
"ferrets themselves dont smell but thier cages do, you will need to wash them around once a month, clean cage every week or 2 and refill food and water around every 2-5 days. source: I've had 12 of them"