My Noodle

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Originally Posted by MasonC2K

Calm down lady. My comments are based on my experience with friends who have ferrets. Maybe those people weren't doing it right. I don't know.

If you're going to try to educate someone about your pet, try not to do it with such anger.

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Sorry if I came a little strong, but I wasn't angry.
And I don't think the post really portrays anger.... But then again, how can typed out words convey any sort of tone unless I start abusing the CAPS LOCK or something.....

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Originally Posted by MasonC2K

Calm down lady. My comments are based on my experience with friends who have ferrets. Maybe those people weren't doing it right. I don't know.

If you're going to try to educate someone about your pet, try not to do it with such anger.

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This was the only angry post I saw....

I don't actually see any angry posts here. It's tough to get your tone across over typing...

Anywho- your snake is GORGEOUS. I love love black pastels... so I am just in awe over your new little lady.

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Originally Posted by satomi325

Well..... Isn't that a little ignorant to say?:rolleyes:
May I ask how many ferrets you have owned or come into contact with to arrive to that statement?

I understand that the smell is subjective and not everyone can stand it.
But its a ferret smell, just like how dogs have a dog smell and cats have a cats smell.

De-scented just means they have had their scent glands removed. These glands are similar to a skunks and allow ferrets to "poof" (not spray) when threatened or overly excited. It doesn't actually change the smell of the ferret's body. Their skin is what produces oils that have the 'odor'. De-scenting just prevents a ferret from 'farting' every once in a while....

Intact males smell much much worse than any fixed ferret. And contrary to popular belief, bathing a ferret makes them smell worse.

My ferrets are free roam when I am home. I haven't had a problem with anything. My dog at my parents' house gets into more trouble than them.

As for biting? Dogs bite. Cats bite. Rabbits bite. Chinchillas bite. Snakes bite. etc etc...

But do all dogs, cats, rabbits, snakes, whatever bite? NO.
It depends on the individual. Just like ferrets.
The only things that have to worry about my ferrets biting are teaser toys, feeder animals, and pairs of socks.

If you said, "Dogs have a tendency to bite everything and anything" or if I said, "Cat's have a tendency scratch everything and anything" then don't you think those statements are a little ignorant?
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Cats smell? Mine don't. :confused:

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Originally Posted by DrDooLittle

Cats smell? Mine don't. :confused:

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The only time my cats smell is we sit down to dinner and one of them booger's takes a dump and ruins my appetite .:)

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Originally Posted by DrDooLittle

Cats smell? Mine don't. :confused:

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I think they have their own unique scent. Not necessarily a specific good or bad odor.

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Originally Posted by luvmyballs

The only time my cats smell is we sit down to dinner and one of them booger's takes a dump and ruins my appetite .:)

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Nasty. Lol. :D

As far smell, are we talking animal themselves, or their poop? Lol, cuz my dog takes the cake.

I love Black Pastels and that's one Awesome Black Pastel!!

Not getting into a debate here cause to each their own.....but no matter how well you know your animals...they are in fact animals.......and if one reacts negatively...you won't be able to react quickly enough..........

....hate to see that Black Pastel get fubar-ed........

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Originally Posted by TheWoot

there seem to be alot of misconceptions about ferrets... its amuses me greatly.

It seems that a lot of snake people think snakes are misunderstood and there is a lot of bad PR / misinformation out there .. and then *Bam .. .. .. Ferrets. Same misunderstandings , same bad PR and sensationalism all coming from people who should know better.

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I haven't posted anything that is a misconception. I don't let my cats and dog near my snakes either - it's fool hardy to do so. Just as it's fool hardy to do so with a ferret.

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Originally Posted by rabernet

I haven't posted anything that is a misconception. I don't let my cats and dog near my snakes either - it's fool hardy to do so. Just as it's fool hardy to do so with a ferret.

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Besides calling them a rodent :rolleyes: