Hey Gang, Since I having been dealing a lot with this problem myself, thought I might outline what I do to keep the ferrets and myself itch free. I have been working hard at this as I have to be careful with myself, due to a past problem with Grave's disease I get corneal abrasions very easily because my eyelids don't close all the way. Sigh. This wasn't a problem until I moved to Missouri, Houston was just way too muggy!! First, get yourself an humidity guage. They are about $20 US and are well worth it. Even if it is raining outside, it can be too dry in the house due to heating. You want to shoot for around 50% humidity. Even my allergist in Houston recommeded this for my asthma, not too dry not too wet. I also have a couple of evaporative humidifiers in the house. One in my bedroom which is next to the ferret room and one in the living area. The one in the living area is really nice, it has a waterfall type feed to the fan that sounds soothing as an extra. Be sure and tape this compartment closed however, if you get this type. ;-) I like these types better than ones with heating elements in them. It is basically just a fan blowing air across the water to put it into the atmosphere. I don't worry about them as much as the heated ones with the babies and the babies in turn actually do seem to leave them alone. When the humidity drops to around 40% I can start to feel the difference. Lower than that and all the fuzzies get itchy and I feel like I have sand in my eyes. For itchy skin, and they do scratch like they have fleas with itchy skin, I use Jojoba oil. It is expensive, but just a drop or two covers the ferret. I put it into my palms, smear it around and then rub down the ferret with it. It really makes them more comfortable. And they like it. For myself I keep saline solution (used for contacts) around to flush my eyes. I have also started doing this for Ollie, my boy with cataracts. His eyes are always a little weepy and I have started flushing them daily with the solution. It seems to make him more comfortable. It sure does help me. Don't spend money on the eye flushing kits, it is the same thing as the much cheaper saline solution in the big bottles. Plus, this would be good for flushing boo boos outs. And don't forget, don't bathe them! This only dries their skin more and they don't really need it. As I have talked about in the past, mine like to get into the shower with me. I just let them wander in and out on their own, and don't soap them up. They haven't had a bathe since I moved here in 1996 and they smell just fine. But then, I like the smell of tacos. Of course, on the Mob list, there is a general consesus of a differing type of smell, but my social life being what it is lately, I can't really relate. hehe. Mo Maggie and the Mid Missouri Mustelid Mobsters [Posted in FML issue 2219]