Tiki Huts, Ferrets: Why My Mother Resents Me
I had the very best intentions last week: to blog about really great Mother's Day beauty gifts, and then to actually give one to my mom. I got as far as finding this cool Philosophy set (which my mother, who has a low tolerance for cuteness, not to mention sweet scents, wouldn't even like, but I do—it's coconut products in a little CARDBOARD TIKI HUT; could you die?!) before wandering over to Amazon.com's beauty marketplace (the best for browsing) and finding THIS:
FERRET-OFF DEODORIZER SPRAY!!!!
Instantly, I had a hundred questions: Do ferrets really smell? If so, how can people love them—are ferrets really that charming? Do you spray your ferret with this stuff, or do you spray yourself? I was excitedly pondering all of these questions when I discovered THIS:
OMG. So what would it be like—like shampooing a long, slinky hamster? Are they slippery? Do they bite? Do you do it in the kitchen sink and hose them down with the little sprayer? Do you just dunk them in a bucket? I need answers and I need them now.
—Cat Marnell, beauty assistant
Ugh, they bite, & the entire house/apt/hovel reeks of ferret whizz.
The Tiki Hut is just darling!
As for your questions about ferrets, read on...
First off, they have a smell, but its just a musky smell. Personally I think it smells weird, but not horrible. Unless you don't bathe them and in that case (shame on the pet owner!!!) they will stink you out of your own home.
Yes, it is a bit like bathing a long slinky hamster (but who bathes hamsters?).
As a general rule, ferrets enjoy swimming so the easiest thing is to fill the tub with an inch or so of water and let them get all nice and wet while they play. Then throw some shampoo on them, lather up, and wash off with the sprayer! Mine LOVES to be blown dry with my hair dryer on a low setting.
Oh, and for the idiot that seems to think all ferrets bite: Ferrets only bite if they been taught that its okay. Its just like a child. They must be discouraged from bad behavior.
Hope that answered your question!
OK, I'm pretty sure this post had me cracking up. I think my fave question was "Do you just dunk them in a bucket?" I think I would wonder the same things :)
your ferret loves a blow dry?! that is too cute, and brings to mind some funny visuals.
the best part is imagining your voice saying all these things. is that creepy?
ferrett whiz? hence the ferrett off?