Hello everyone - I've been reading for a while now and this is my first time posting. I have five ferrets, the last one is a male, which I received from a friend of a friend who could not take care of him any more. He will be three on superbowl sunday. Rocky is about three pounds and a cinnamon color. Just a mellow kind of a guy. My problem is the strong odor around the face area. I have never encountered any ferrets that have this strong smell. Around the root of the hairs it looks like wax build-up. I bath everyone every two weeks and clean ears every week. Before I take him to the vet, has anyone else had this problem? Maybe suggest a different type of shampoo. I use a ferret shampoo. Is this common in males??? Ferret hugs and kisses, Mary and five fuzzies [Posted in FML issue 2135]