How to Wash a Ferret

Run water in the bathtub., Have your soap/shampoo ready., Put the ferret carefully in the tub., Rub shampoo on the ferret's body thoroughly, not on the head., Wash the shampoo off quickly, rub it off well. , Remove the ferret from the tub and dry it...

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Step-by-Step Guide

  1. Step 1: Run water in the bathtub.

    Make sure the water is not too hot, not too cold.

    Ferrets hate extreme temperatures.
  2. Step 2: Have your soap/shampoo ready.

    Use only ferret shampoo, although baby shampoo may be used if ferret shampoo is not readily available.

    Other shampoos may cause illnesses or cause eye irritation. , Avoid getting it's face wet; especially the ears and eyes.

    Ears can get infected if water gets in them. , Take a damp cloth and go over the ferrets head, don't use shampoo on it. ,, Let it run outside to dry off, use a towel, or get a toy specific for drying them off. (Yes, they do have those.) ,
  3. Step 3: Put the ferret carefully in the tub.

  4. Step 4: Rub shampoo on the ferret's body thoroughly

  5. Step 5: not on the head.

  6. Step 6: Wash the shampoo off quickly

  7. Step 7: rub it off well.

  8. Step 8: Remove the ferret from the tub and dry it quickly.

  9. Step 9: If the ferret has been good

  10. Step 10: reward them with a treat.

Detailed Guide

Make sure the water is not too hot, not too cold.

Ferrets hate extreme temperatures.

Use only ferret shampoo, although baby shampoo may be used if ferret shampoo is not readily available.

Other shampoos may cause illnesses or cause eye irritation. , Avoid getting it's face wet; especially the ears and eyes.

Ears can get infected if water gets in them. , Take a damp cloth and go over the ferrets head, don't use shampoo on it. ,, Let it run outside to dry off, use a towel, or get a toy specific for drying them off. (Yes, they do have those.) ,

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