Hi All Marilyn here at Ledoux Hospice. I have a very low ferret smell here, and I attribute it to a wonderful recipe for making your own laundry soap from Florence Love in Georgia. I mix 1/2 cup Borax with 1/2 cup washing soda, and 1 cup of Fels-Naptha soap that I have shaved. I found you can buy it already powered from www.soapsgoneby.com Since I sneeze all through the process, I now order it all ready shaved. Then, I hang their wash out to dry on a cloths line, or in the winter on a rack on the porch in the fresh air. It comes in smelling WONDERFUL and they love it. When I wash I use two tablespoons of the mixture, in hot water, per load, of ferret wash. I change their bedding sometimes daily, I do not over bath them causing them to produce more oil for their coats. They are happy and healthy, and eat a diet better than some people. Thats my plan and I'm sticking to it. It works for me. Marilyn Ledoux at Ledoux Hospice, working under Ferretwise [Posted in FML 6704]