Stephanie, You already have the answer....change the bedding more often. How long does it take to remove a hammie from the cage, throw it in the wash, make sure that it has some nice smelling fabric softener, throw it into the dryer and re-hang in the cage. You are doing laundry anyway, so what is one more piece or two. Another thing you might do is throw an old sweatshirt in the drawer that they sleep in. This should be laundered once a week as well. As I put my ferrets to bed today, I caught a scent of Purex Rain Forest laundry deteregent and Snuggle Rain Forest fabrice softener. I have had people ask me if my ferrets smell and if I have a furkid with me I ask them to take a sniff of their back. They are always surprised that the ferrets smell so good. BTW - they only get bathed twice a year - once in the fall and once in the late spring. Another trick I found it to take some J & J Baby Lotion and apply to your hands like hand lotion. Then pick up a ferret and rub it and pat it. Then take a sniff... the ferret smells as sweet as a baby's bottom after a bath. Phyllis M. Spy [Posted in FML issue 3782]