deana our males also get that skunk smell between their ears. They are descented but i remember reading somewhere that males have 2 scent glands and the females have only one. The second one on males is either by or in their brain the vets will know and is not removable. I've always assumed this is why they have that scent sometimes. I don't believe we've noticed it on the females. This is just my idea when we give them a bath we try to make sure we get that area good but sometimes it doesn't help. Shanon Mitch(bf), Callie(c), Shoffie(c), Switch, Smokey, Blaize and little Tamara (all ferrets) [Posted in FML issue 1485]