Hello, there has been a great deal of discusion lately about bathing ferrets and such. Here is what we do: I let the three ferrets run around in an enclosed bath room and adjust the shower temperature. Running water interests our three, but they _hate_ baths. I get into the shower and proceed to grab one, bath it using baby shampoo, and let it out to romp on the bath room floor that is covered in towels. This proceedure is then repeated with the other two. I see many benefits with this proceedure. First, shampoo can be rinsed off at an angle, thus avoiding the eyes. The ferrets are not in a bath which firstly terrifies them and secondly seems to give them a chill. It also has the added benefit of being a bit less messy for us: no ferrets splashing trying to get out and a needed shower for me to boot. The final benefit that I have noticed with my three is that the closeness to my body as I hold them while shampooing seems to calm them and they rarely struggle. I hope this helps someone out there. Oh, for the record they get a bath only when they begin to _really_ stink- and never in the winter. This usually comes out to be about three or four times a year. Happy New Year, Heather and Mike Pickle (sable male) Kit Kat (sable female) Twinkie (champagne male) [Posted in FML issue 1059]