It's been *over* a year since I've bathed any of my now four. My beloved Tempest, my albino, I ALWAYS had people asking me how I kept him so white. I would wash his tail if it got too oily and dirty, and occasionally do "spot cleans" if it's needed, but they keep themselves, and each other, clean. All that I need to keep them from smelling is not not feed them a food with a lot of fish in it, and keep their bedding and litterbox clean. Baths are simply not needed here. And believe me, I've had plenty of people ask me "do they stink" while holding one of my kids...I always ask them if the one they're holding stinks..."well, no...." Sue [log in to unmask] [Posted in FML issue 3049]