Originally posted by luckies4me
Yes, he's a Marshalls ferret. The tatoo is there, so he's definitely neutered. Plus if he wasn't he would be the world's cleanest smelling ferret, as he has almost zero musk to him. That's one of the first things I noticed about him. He smells good! Not stinky one bit. My old ferrets were so stinky. As far as the rings, it's most likely my camera as I had to adjust the contast a lot just to make it look right, as it flashed out all of his color.

As far as the ferret vite thanks. I haven't given it to him for a bit as the food seems to be doing the trick. I just needed him to gain a bit of weight. Did you see his first thread? When I first got him you could feel every bone in his body.
Actually its the descenting that works the best for the clean smell. lol Being neutered doesn't really help a whole lot with the smell. But if he wasn't neutered when he goes into rut he will be slimy. And you'd be able to see his male parts right there dangling under his tail. lol And I've seen a LOT of marshalls ferrets come out that were not descented/neutered/spayed. The Marshall farm is only 10 minutes from my house, a terrible place. They mass produce & spay/neuter/descent in mass numbers so they mess up or miss more than you think. lol Actually even non-descented ferrets don't really smell, its all in how clean you keep them & their surroundings & what you feed them.

I see what you mean about your camera flashing out the color but I still see the rings, around the outer edges of the eyes. But I also see a bit of odd coloring on a lot of his body too, like he was kept in bad conditions (urine & feces, very dirty). It produces the orangish color. It can also be a slight/early symptom of adrenal disease. I'd just keep a close eye on him.

yeah I saw your first thread, I've been following him. lol He looks a heck of a lot better already. KUDOS to you!!!!
The ferretvite is great! Just use it sparingly thats all. A dab a day is fine, once he gets to a normal weight I'd probably give him a dab every 2-3 days just as a treat.