My ferret has bad breath.?

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I have had a ferret for quite some time for (3 years to be exact). He is the sweetest little thing, very loving and gentle, a little on the tubby side but still quite healthy. But if you smell his face and mouth area, it smells like fecal matter. I don't really know if it is his breath or if it's just the fur around his mouth, but it stinks!
I have bathed him (but you can't really wash his face haha, shampoo in eyes may hurt) and have brushed his teeth and it goes away for awhile but will come back in a day or so.
I feed Zupreem ferret diet and am going to be adding Totally Ferret in soon as well. He eats his 'soupie' every day.
Is it his diet? His teeth? His gums? His fur (maybe he is just wiping his face in his litter, lord knows! haha)? Any suggestions? I can't get into the vet for a couple weeks.
 
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