Quote Originally Posted by satomi325 View Post
That's a good diet.
I include that into my food mix. Prior to Zupreem, I only used 8-1 Ultimate and Drs. Foster and Smith Ferret diet. After I added Zupreem, I have to admit, it did make my ferret's poop smell more than usual.
But their poop dries fast, so the smell usually doesn't linger. I think the main problem is that you're putting it in a sealed container so the poop just sits and stays wet. I can only imagine that the odor from that container is like hitting a wall.
Flush the spot cleanings or dump it in a plastic bag and put it in the trash can.

As for nail clipping. If you can't use ferretone, you can scruff her. Scruffing doesn't hurt the ferret. Ferrets are in fact calmed by it. She will go limp when scruffed. (Scruffing is also good to use when syringing liquid food)
We don't flush the waste because Mom doesn't want to worry about the litter backing up our septic system (we live out in the country). And it was like being crushed between two very fast moving walls. :P I was mainly asking because towards the end of that 4 day changing period the smell will start wafting in to my room across the hall.

I had to look up what 'scruffing' was, and when I tried to try it on Cinnamon my little sister got mad at me, telling me not to be mean to her ferret...