Thoughts on Marshals Bi-odor

[cristina]

It says on the bottle "ALL NATURAL" though I dont believe it haha, first of all Im not a fan of Marshalls anything (except their ferrets of course! I love any and all!), but their products are a totally different story. I bought it of course when I got them and now that Im going all natural I dont know if I trust this product, and I dont really see a difference in their stool smell (it always smells the same to me!)

Sooo, if anyone has and opinions or thoughts on the product please share, I love to hear everyones opinions to make an educated decision!

[desertram]

we use it and love it takes 2 weeks for it to start to work 10 pumps in there 32 oz water bottles each remember u have to add it ever time u change there water but also with them going on a raw food there poop wont smell but we still love the bi-order just my 2 cents

[Forum Administrator]

Like desertram said, if you switch to a natural diet you will have no need for this product Their body odor AND stool odor will GREATLY diminish once you go natural. It takes 2 weeks for this product to work (as mentioned) that is plenty of time to get your babies onto a natural diet and get results from something REALLY natural I wouldnt use it, I see no reason to have to "deodorize" ones ferret. If they are eating the proper foods they shouldnt smell at all. If you have to use a product to keep your pet from stinking, then something is not right.

[weloveourweasels]

Well I still feed "decent" kibble and their litterbox doesn't smell at all even with 3 ferrets you can't tell I have them if you are in the house or the same room as them. The Bi-oder is definitely not all natural. It has preservatives in it. I avoid using them on myself or my fur kids. I use yesterdays news litter preferably. Marshall's if I am at the store that doesn't sell yesterdays news and most recently i bought a bag of feline pine which works great for odor but i don't like how it breaks down so I won't buy it again.

[desertram]

feline pine no thats not a good litter for ferrets its too dusty for them and too rough on there butts plus it as a high odor of pine and that can cause upper resp in them u might just want to go back with the marshalls or yesterdays news just my 2 cents

[Forum Administrator]

Feline pine PELLETS are actually ok to use The pellets dont irritate the respitory system and during the heat processing the harmful oils are removed. the pellets only turn to dust when wet. And when wet, the ferrets can't "snort" the dust. Many people use feline pine or even woodstove pellets (which are only $5 for a 40-50lb bag! as alitter for their fuzzbutts with no adverse health effects

[desertram]

really i was told to stay away from that from a gal from 24 krat ferret and she help put stuff in the ferret for dumbies book mmmm i will have to give her a call and double check again on that one we only use yesterday news litter and they love it i dont think i would try anything else with them

[weloveourweasels]

Well it was either the dusty when wet 20 lb feline pine pellets for $10, a 18 lb bag of Marshall's for $16 bux , a bag of scented yesterdays news cat litter (don't remember price but i wasn't about to get something scented), Or a bag or yesterdays news rabbit litter but i wasn't sure of the shape and texture so i decided not to get it. Anyone know about how well the yesterdays news rabbit litter works? I got the small animal bedding once and it wasn't very absorbent at all. They were sold out of yesterdays news ferret and the smaller bag of Marshall's (which i think stinks like wet paper if I don't sprinkle baking soda on the bottom of the box)

There is a printable couple here www.yesterdaysnews.com/catLitter.html

For $1.50 off but I don't have a printer

[desertram]

the yesterdays news rabbits looks just like the cat one its so funny i think they put it in a red bag and put a rabbit on it and bamm its for rabbits works just like the cat and marshalls ones have used it before but now all i buy is the 30 lbs bag of yesterdays news

[weloveourweasels]

so are the pellets smaller than the ferret pellets?

[desertram]

no they are the same size look just like the yesterday news

[weloveourweasels]

so the cat, ferret, and rabbit are all the same stuff basicly in bags with rabbits and ferrets and cats smacked on there to get people to buy it. Why don't they just sell a bag of small animal LITTER and put it in all 3 departments and leave it at that? If I would have known that I would have bought the rabbit litter even tho the feline pine was cheaper I don't like it much.

[desertram]

yea i use the cat yesterdays news and rabbit cause we dont sell the ferret one yet i am going to see if i can get it in though heck i need to fill in space on my shelf in my dept but yes they are the same the rabbit just might fall apart faster then the ferret one but its all the same stuff

[weloveourweasels]

OIC. Well with 3 ferrets all sharing the same box during the day I need something strong.

[nwheather]

Jul 12, 2008 21:12:58 GMT -5 Forum Administrator said:

Feline pine PELLETS are actually ok to use The pellets dont irritate the respitory system and during the heat processing the harmful oils are removed. the pellets only turn to dust when wet. And when wet, the ferrets can't "snort" the dust. Many people use feline pine or even woodstove pellets (which are only $5 for a 40-50lb bag! as alitter for their fuzzbutts with no adverse health effects

I heard the same thing, from a few sources, that the pellets are ok in pine or cedar, that the processing they do to get them to pellet form takes away the oils that could be harmful. I use the wood pellets, with 7 ferrets, it's alot more cost effective. Scooping the wet sawdust is not a problem for me. I like the smell better than the recycled newspaper too.