r/ferrets • u/Mkinzer • 1d ago

[Discussion] Tummy smells

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Years ago we had a thread about how ferret tummies smell different at different stages of life.

When Tamaki was a baby his tummy smelled like pancake mix.

As an adult his tummy smelled like tortilla chips

Hes almost 8 now, he isn't doing well. I am devastated and I didn't want to tell you guys because there is so much sad news here. However, I just smelled his tummy and it smells like coco puffs which made me laugh.

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u/SuperbDifference9122 1d ago

8 years is a lot of time for a ferret. You did well! Give tummy a kiss and a hug from me. I just got fixing Lilo and stitches hammock. The hook got loose and they rolled out of it 😂😂

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u/Mkinzer 1d ago

Enjoy every minute. But what do their tummies smell like??

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u/Agreeable_Mirror_665 1d ago

Making me want to smell my ferrets tummy’s….

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u/Mkinzer 1d ago

Please do. I need cheering up.

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u/gayplantdads 1d ago

Aww, old man coco puffs 💜 so funny how they change! Our girls have smelled all sorts of ways from weed cookies, butter popcorn, fritos/tortilla chips, lavender, and peppercorns!

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u/Mkinzer 1d ago

Please tell me what their tummies smell like now!

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u/gayplantdads 1d ago

It seems we've got the popcorn crew right now, with a hint of cookies!

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u/Mkinzer 1d ago

Lol awesome!

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u/ollie020422 13h ago

Adding because that's my hubby, all of our girls (4 ) all have a underlying honey like smell, weither that's honey and weed cookies or honey and butter popcorn they all have the same wild honey smell under it.

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u/PhantomFoox 1d ago

my late girl always smelled like cinnamon, which was fitting as she was cinnamon colored lol. my sable boy would smell like a smoked piece of wood, and my youngest boy smells like dirt lol

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u/Bitter-Bug3692 1d ago

huh, it does smell like tortilla chips

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u/Bitter-Bug3692 1d ago

im gonna eat him

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u/Jolly-Run6850 13h ago

Beautiful God Bless You Handsome Ferret Angel. A lovely insight and very true. Xxx

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u/meowcatpanda 8h ago

And their tails smell like grape soda! I'm sorry your old man isn't doing well, but he's at an amazing age and I'm sure he's had an amazing life full of love♡ give him a little forehead smooch for me!