Keep your ferret away from strangers. Hobbs and Jills Male ferrets are known as hobs and females are known as jills. If your ferret came from a pet store, it probably was spayed or neutered and descented, so you won't have any worries about hormone-related problems intact animals have. Descenting is not necessary to control odor. The odor is controlled by spaying and neutering.
Ferrets can spray when angry or frightened.
The odor does not linger like that of a skunk, and can easily be washed off.