Jeffrey <<Sid has been scratching a lot more than usual lately...>> Hey! My Oscar has been itching like mad since about Sunday night. We got up on several occasions even after going to bed, he was making such a ruckus. We checked for fleas-negative. We checked for prickly things in his bed- negative. We checked for dry skin-negative. The only two things I could think of were that I used Tide for the first time to wash their bedding this weekend (any reports of ferret allergies to detergents?) and that he's got major winter fur growth going on (do ferrets get itchy with new fur?). BTW, spritzing him with MelaMiracle conditioning spray (available from Quality Farm and Fleet) seemed to soothe/annoy ("hey! I don't itch, but I'm wet, d*** you!") him. (The MelaMiracle shampoo is also very nice and non- weasel- noxious.) Any other explanations suggestions would be appreciated for me and my Oscar. Thanks!! The House of Wayward Weasels (Thistle, Pico, and Oscar) who patiently tolerate Cindee and Myron [Posted in FML issue 1355]