Well, I'll admit, I have no grapefruity smelling ferret tails, nor do I have any that smell like root beer... Cheese and bacon flavoured snacks though... yes! My little tail-less cinnamon jill smells very strongly of "Rashuns" - I have no idea where these are distributed, having not seen anywhere except in New Zealand, but it's the most DELICIOUS scent! (You could just 'eat her up' anyway, she's so cute!!) I have no idea why she smells so differently from my other ferts - they eat the same food, live in the same cage... (dig in to the same treats too, when they con me into giving them a little) However I am NOT going to complain! I love it! Has anyone else got cheese and bacon smelling ferrets? I've never found ANY other ferret that smells quite like my Gemn!! Just a note here, during the winter, my babies live inside. Although the weather is very temperate here in the summer (never getting over 26 - 29oC - which I think is close to 79oF to 84oF) it gets chilly in winter (this is relative here - to about freezing, which is 32oF or 0oC) Since it's so 'warm' in the summer, but never 'hot', they remain outside in their 'cage' (6' high by 6' wide by approx 11' long), digging in the dirt, playing in their tunnels, or just relaxing in the shade on the levels... This keeps their smell to the non-existent level. However, during the winter, all of them live in the one cage - much smaller, still 6' high, but this one's only 4' by 4' wide... They've got boxes and hammocks to play in instead of tunnels and pipes, but they make do... There IS a slight smell though, without their dirt to play in. While on my recent trip to the States and Canada, I came across something called 'Deodorocs' - little white pucks which somehow seem to remove all smell from an area. I honestly couldn't see how they'd work, but thought - hey why not try it?? I'm telling you now - this stuff works! My family must have the most sensitive noses in the world. Go anywhere near the house with the ferrets and <sniff sniff> but now, not only no comments, but when asked if they felt these things were working, they suddenly realised there wasn't any smell any more! They 'renew' their smell-absorbing capabilities by being placed in the sun for a few hours, and as long as they don't get stuck in the rain, they'll apparently last for ages... I don't work for these people, heck, barely even know who released them! But I believe it's made from a company called 'Non-Scents'. Anyone interested can email me, and I'll hunt up the package and find some info for them. Sam [Posted in FML issue 2040]