I have been trying to find the best possible Shampoo for my ferrets, and though I have not tested that many products I have begun to make a conclusion. I have been told by many ferret owners and a few shelters that regular Johnson and Johnson baby shampoo that is tear free is good to use and not to spendy. J&J shampoo from what I can tell does not strip to much oils out of the fur. I test every product I give my ferrets on myself before using something on the kids. I even ate some Totally Ferret when we switched, and Treats, (they are only allowed TF Treats). I tried a "Ferret Shampoo" from 8in1 The FerretSheen "tear free". Well lets just say I used it on myself before that stuff touched my kids. I washed my hair with it per the instructions, for which you would have to be a moron to mess up. Right after I washed it all out my hair was dry as broom straw, for a ferret friendly shampoo you DO NOT want to strip the oils out, it can dry their skin and make them produce more scent. Well after I went through that I decided to put the "tear free" part to the test..... That is a JoKe! After I placed a dab in my right eye Burn! was not the word for it it HURT! After this I poured the rest of the bottle down the drain and will never use this again. My Second was the Marshall No tears formula shampoo, I washed my hair with it and it was not so bad although, It did strip more oils out of my hair than J&J Baby. So far not so bad. Then I put a dab in my eye........ It took a few seconds but it did sting a little. Other than that that is the one product I might reccomend from marshall farms. My Opinion (notice how I said opinion) is that J&J Baby shampoo is less harsh to the Fur Kids than the 2 Ferret shampoos I tried. Now before the 10% of the FML'ers get all pissy and start sending hate mail, I am not a PhD, DVM, or any other medical advisor of any kind, I am a Loving Ferret Dad of 7. These are just my opinions I thought I would share with the FML family. Gerald Macy, Rambo, Diesel, Pepsi, Bitsy, Jennifer and Valentine. [Posted in FML 6295]