Hi Steve, you wrote: >How do you clean there tails? My DEW has an orange tail. I suspect that >this is because she lets it hang over when in the pan! The best way to clean a ferret tail is to allow it to soak for a while, and then while someone else distracts the little one, go at it with a fingernail brush. I'm not kidding here, use a soft scrubby brush or you'll never get down to the skin (especially with winter coats!). I have a little white one with the same problem - thank goodness she's a water baby (as long as the water is scalding hot, she'll happily sit and soak - go figure) or I'd never get her clean! BTW, I use "extra-body" Suave on all my ferrets. I have tried most of the special "ferret shampoos", and I have found that nice, cheap, Suave is the best for their coats - particularly during flea season when they have to be washed rather often. The ferret shampoos that I tried were okay for the fur, but they seemed to really hard on the skin (yes, I know, ferret skin is incredibly tough, but itchy skin still itches!). And no, Suave didn't pay me for this endorsment ;-). Good luck... Gwen [Posted in FML issue 1656]