From the Triangle Ferret Lovers club Oct/Nov 96 newsletter: Controlling Ferret Odor in Your Home To control odor, don't bathe the ferret. Ferrets secrete more oil to replenish what is lost from bathing. Unless your ferret tried to dig its way to China in your favorite potted plant, has fleas or walked through your kitchen after stepping in water soluble purple paint mistakenly left on the floor - ferrets can go for several months without bathing. Bathing once in the Spring and again in the Fall helps remove shedding fur. Smell or odor comes from your fuzzies bedding, waste, and diet. Provide them with a high-quality ferret or kitten food (min. 32% Animal Protein, min 18% Fat - Purina Cat Chow doesn't cut it folks). Wash bedding (old towels/t-shirts/sweatshirts with buttons removed) weekly. Clean out litter box daily. Replenish with fresh litter at least once a month, depending on how many ferts you own. (Some ferts use newspaper.) If you have vinyl tile squares on the wire cage flooring (better for their paws), clean with soap and water routinely. Purchase Glade Plug-ins~. Vacuum regularly. Shari Gunter Newsletter Editor Triangle Ferret Lovers club, North Carolina http://www.trifl.org [Posted in FML issue 2180]