Ferrets and hamsters

somd whisper · Jun 21, 2006

My son has a wild passion for ferrets. We now have two. They are so adorable. I have to admit that I like them much more than I first thougt I would.

nomoney · Jun 21, 2006

and this has to do with hamsters.....????

RoseRed · Jun 21, 2006

nomoney said:
and this has to do with hamsters.....????

Maybe she meant gerbils? :ohwell:

BS Gal · Jun 21, 2006

Ferrets smell bad. We had one for awhile. She was descented and bathed frequently, but the smell made me hurl.

somd whisper · Jun 21, 2006

nomoney said:
and this has to do with hamsters.....????

Nope my next post was going to be on that....why do you have any?

somd whisper · Jun 21, 2006

BS Gal said:
Ferrets smell bad. We had one for awhile. She was descented and bathed frequently, but the smell made me hurl.

We only bath ours once a month because the more you bath them the more they glands produce the smell....or something like that. We also use this spray just for ferrets that smells great, and has conditioners in it that is good for they dry skin

BS Gal · Jun 21, 2006

somd whisper said:
We only bath ours once a month because the more you bath them the more they glands produce the smell....or something like that. We also use this spray just for ferrets that smells great, and has conditioners in it that is good for they dry skin

I don't care what you do to them. They stink. You probably don't notice the smell because you are used to it, but others that come to your home notice it, I'll bet.

somd whisper · Jun 21, 2006

My daughter has only one small hamster, but we might look into getting another one. Not sure if they can be introduced to each other right away though.

Does anyone else have a ferret or hamster?

somd whisper · Jun 21, 2006

BS Gal said:
I don't care what you do to them. They stink. You probably don't notice the smell because you are used to it, but others that come to your home notice it, I'll bet.

Maybe you are right...thanks for the comment. Do you have ferrets or do you just not like them???

somd whisper · Jun 21, 2006

RoseRed said:
Maybe she meant gerbils?

Rose Red and Nomoney what a pleasure it is to see you again. Did you guys come in because you have a ferret or a Hamster?

BS Gal · Jun 21, 2006

somd whisper said:
Maybe you are right...thanks for the comment. Do you have ferrets or do you just not like them???

We had one. I absolutely thought it was the cutest little critter in the world, but I could NOT get past the smell, so we had to get rid of her. I'm kind of a clean freak.

mAlice · Jun 21, 2006

somd whisper said:
Rose Red and Nomoney what a pleasure it is to see you again. Did you guys come in because you have a ferret or a Hamster?

That was funny.

somd whisper · Jun 21, 2006

BS Gal said:
We had one. I absolutely thought it was the cutest little critter in the world, but I could NOT get past the smell, so we had to get rid of her. I'm kind of a clean freak.

We have a finished basement so I devoted that room to them. I have to clean it up 2-3 times a day but it it worth it. They are just so adorable.

somd whisper · Jun 21, 2006

elaine said:
That was funny.

nomoney · Jun 22, 2006

somd whisper said:
Rose Red and Nomoney what a pleasure it is to see you again. Did you guys come in because you have a ferret or a Hamster?

yes i did...but was confused because you never said anything about hamsters in your first post.

hamsters really like to be alone when they're older....so if you have one....I'd stick with one unless you're getting a seperate cage.

ferret smell is awlful also. There is nothing you can do to totally get rid of it.

Ponytail · Jun 22, 2006

nomoney said:
...ferret smell is awlful also. There is nothing you can do to totally get rid of it.

Yea there is. It's called a "bath". And for their bedding, I gave it a treatment in a, get this, a "Washing Machine". :wink:

PrepH4U · Jun 22, 2006

somd whisper said:
Rose Red and Nomoney what a pleasure it is to see you again. Did you guys come in because you have a ferret or a Hamster?

whoops slowly backing up, didn't realize you needed a rodent to read or comment.... nevermind... forget you saw me in this private forum.

(tip toe tip toe)

BS Gal · Jun 22, 2006

Ponytail said:
Yea there is. It's called a "bath". And for their bedding, I gave it a treatment in a, get this, a "Washing Machine".

Maybe we bathed the one we had too often?

somd whisper · Jun 22, 2006

BS Gal said:
Maybe we bathed the one we had too often?

That is what our vet told us and I did some research online and it backed it up. I have friends that have dogs, cats and so on and they have somewhat of a smell to them as well but that is too be expected.

somd whisper · Jun 22, 2006

nomoney said:
yes i did...but was confused because you never said anything about hamsters in your first post.

hamsters really like to be alone when they're older....so if you have one....I'd stick with one unless you're getting a seperate cage.

ferret smell is awlful also. There is nothing you can do to totally get rid of it.

Thanks for the tip... if we do get a second one I will have to get a separate cage. I really don't get bothered by the ferrets though, maybe I am immune.
Do you not have yours anymore?

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