jazz_11 5 Posted February 10, 2009 Report Share Posted February 10, 2009 hi guys just after a word of advice pleae... i was cleaining out my ferrets earlier and there was 1 hell of a ammonia smell i had never ever experienced it before... it wasnt unbarable but wasnt nice, i cleam them out regularly and have kept ferets for ages now and have never experienced a smell like that before coming from a hutch... any ideas what it could be p.s in the hutch its a hob and jill brother and sister so they will need splitting up in the next few weeks... thanks jazz Quote Link to post
jazz_11 5 Posted February 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2009 (edited) noo mate i have had hob and jill ferrtes for ages....... and never smelt anything like it coming from a hutch they had cat litter and a tray...... i washed the cage out completely a few days ago with the hose and everything.. Edited February 10, 2009 by jazz_11 Quote Link to post
leegreen 2,221 Posted February 10, 2009 Report Share Posted February 10, 2009 PISS I'll think that would be unanimous, "PISS" Quote Link to post
jazz_11 5 Posted February 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2009 ok cheers is it worse this time of year for some reason... my other cage didnt smell..... Quote Link to post
Kay 3,709 Posted February 10, 2009 Report Share Posted February 10, 2009 Yes its piss soaked in the wood probably Quote Link to post
twiggy 12 Posted February 11, 2009 Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 change the wood on the bottom of your cage to wire. Quote Link to post
stubby 175 Posted February 11, 2009 Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 would you imagine it to be simular to that of a skunk, my daughters two pet ones, let of this smell, when frightened, simular to cat pee, and its happened once in the ferret court Quote Link to post
The one 8,523 Posted February 11, 2009 Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 Thats all it can be piss is nearly pure ammonia Quote Link to post
jazz_11 5 Posted February 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2009 thanks everyone. Quote Link to post
Marty O Hare 3 Posted February 13, 2009 Report Share Posted February 13, 2009 Could be the hob ferret let a bit out of his scent/anal glands, that would be a pretty rotten smell. Quote Link to post
rick12345 181 Posted February 13, 2009 Report Share Posted February 13, 2009 would you imagine it to be simular to that of a skunk, my daughters two pet ones, let of this smell, when frightened, simular to cat pee, and its happened once in the ferret court Thats the one. If they get real scared they let out a real ungodly smell. Quote Link to post
droid 11 Posted February 13, 2009 Report Share Posted February 13, 2009 Thats the one. If they get real scared they let out a real ungodly smell. 'Ungodly' describes it well. Ferret skunk strips the skin from your eyes..... :sick: Worth noting they sometimes skunk when they're very excited. It might also imply impacted anal glands, so if you can feel hard nodules round the ferrets' arse a trip to the vet's is called for. And before anyone starts no I don't make a habit of feeling a ferrets' arse Quote Link to post
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