Mary... what kind of "detergent" do you use on your ferrets bedding?...do you use fabric softener?... could it be an allergic reaction to something you used on their bedding? i know my Wolfie started scratching really bad...then i realized it was what i was washing their stuff in...now i wash it in their shampoo...a little more expensive...but it stopped their scratching... just a thought... kat === "http://www.geocities.com/Petsburgh/2396/index.html" RASCAL~my cinnamon...my first~*~SASSY~my lady~*~WOLFIE~my sweetest boy!!!~*~ MONKEY(SHINE)~my "blaze" wild man!!!~*~FEIVEL~my new Sterling Silver~*~ MEEJA~my new sable maniac woman!!!~*~CHASE~my new DEW lady~*~ ARMAND~my new samle gentleman~*~Remembering Marcel...how we loved him! Kat~Kar Kreations..."http://www.geocities.com/Eureka/Suite/4300/index.html" [Posted in FML issue 2726]