Do ferrets actually smell bad?

[Kase]

Originally Posted by rabbitsarebetter

maybe you should go look up some info and ferret smell. and get them to read this thread.

ferrets at petstores stink! because they are usually in an enclosure with ten more, and not litter box trained, and the enclosure has poor ventalation! of course they stink at a petstore.

how do your parents know they stink? most people are constantly bathing them, causing them to stink worse!

They don't know, thats what I don't understand. They don't sell them in any pet shops I've been in so I've never had the chance to show them one. I'm really trying to make them see but its so hard because all their friends tell them that they stink .

[~Dixie's_Mom~]

My parents are the same way. I want a ferret SO bad! But my parents say NO because of their odor. My dad did say if we get our own house that he'd think about it though. My dad's a pastor, and we live in a parsionage attached to the church, and my dad says we can't have the Chruch smelling bad...

[dogsarebetter]

grrr @ parents!

[Kase]

Originally Posted by ~Dixie's_Mom~

My parents are the same way. I want a ferret SO bad! But my parents say NO because of their odor. My dad did say if we get our own house that he'd think about it though. My dad's a pastor, and we live in a parsionage attached to the church, and my dad says we can't have the Chruch smelling bad...

It sucks doesnt it .

Definitely grrr at parents lol.

[~Dixie's_Mom~]

lol! I agree. Double Grr. My dad likes them, but he's just afraid that if we get one here, that someone will complain about the smell, and he know's I'd never give it up. Hopefully we'll have the money to build a nice big house soon (although i doubt it ), and we can have one!!!

[Kase]

I hope you are able to get one!!

[~Dixie's_Mom~]

Thank you!!! I hope so too, but I doubt it, as it'll probably be a few years before my parents even BEGIN to think about getting a house. Of course, they DO think about it, but they can't REALLY think about it, because it's impossible at this moment. I doubt we even have enough money to dig out the foundation. But maybe someday! If not, I'm definately getting one when I'm in my own place. I hope you get one tooooooo!

[dogsarebetter]

ask your parents if you can foster one!
there are usually ferrets at human societies. you can foster, and if it doesnt work out you dont have to adopt it, just bring it back to the shelter.
fostering is a great idea! thats what i did with mine. because i was unsure if i had time for them and if my allergies would stay at bay.

[~Dixie's_Mom~]

That's an awesome idea!!! I don't know if it'd work in my situation, but ask your parents Kase!!

[dogsarebetter]

good luck!