First let me say that dental health is as important to the long life of your ferret as the food you feed them, and the love and care you give. I've found that it is an often overlooked area in ferret health. Most simply don't know that it's required. Ferret teeth cleaning is a fairly simple process. Depending on how bad the tarter build-up is, you can use your fingernail or a dental scraper like you see at a dentist's office to remove it. You'll need one person to scruff the ferret while the other scrapes the tater off. Use a downward motion starting at the gumline with light pressure. If you don't feel comfortable with this you can contact any of your local ferret shelter's for assistance. I don't reccomend having a vet perform this procedure as it can be costly and dangerous to your animal as most vets will not scrape your animals teeth without first administering anesthesia, which can cause a fatal reaction in your ferret. Check with your vet to see if they are willing to do it "in office" without anesthisia. There are two great articles in Modern ferret issues #8 & #9 on teeth brushing and dental scraping for reference. For those of you in Northern Ca, I'll be at the Ferret Anonymous Round Up on the 22nd and will be teaching dental health as well as doing dental scraping for those ferrets that need it. Hope to see you there! For all others. Fell free to e-mail me should you have questions or need help with your ferrets teeth. :) SunFerret [Posted in FML issue 1872]