What term is best for some people don't like ferrets as pets they have a strong odor?

Answer 1

I've always believed a pet that smells Bad is because the person handling them isn't properly taking care of them.

A combination of Healthy Diet for a Ferret with plenty protein, they're Obligate Carnivores, which means they can only digest nutrients from meat-based 'premium' ferret food/cat food products And a healthy, clean home will knock down the so-called strong odor a few decent notches.

Fish-based food or vegetable/fruit will increase poop smell , and some veggies/fruits are deadly.

As opposed to some animals, the less u actually bathe a ferret, the better.

Like a cat, a ferret bathed frequently will be stripped much needed oils, which means they'll produce it more and smell more.

A male ferret that is Not neutered, besides the fact they really should be unless breeding, will noticeably stink...Pungent, strong, and the 'big boy' will look more 'yellow' if he's rutting, that's his Musk in action, a ferrets version of studly Cologne to make the female ferret swoon, and the rival male beware.

That's their biology, which means they use that Odor to mark territory.

A fixed ferret, however, shouldn't have more than a mild 'scent' that most ferret Owners don't mind, it doesn't rub off, it's just a ferret thing.

Any animal will smell, a Dog, a Cat, a Ferret, a Hamster.

It's all in how well the owner takes care of them.

Answer 2

Ferrets can have a musk odor, neutered ferrets have less of a smell than ferrets that have not been fixed. Some people find their odor offensive, where as some people like their smell. Like I don't' like the way dogs smell, but I like the ferret's odor which to me smells like popcorn or Frito's.

Answer 3

You smell