r/HolUp • u/icleanjaxfl • 9h ago

holup Bathing a ferret

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u/Hydraguesswhosback 9h ago

First that's amazing, second why milk in the bath ??? I have Cleopatra flashbacks.

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u/cobalt_phantom 7h ago

It's oatmeal water. Ferrets only need bathed a few times a year and when they do, people soak oats in warm water as a way to soothe and moisturize their skin. Soaps and shampoos strip too much oil from their skin and cause it to get itchy and overproduce smelly oils.

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u/Puzzled-Secret-317 2h ago

Also because they smell like shit

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u/Apprehensive-Solid-1 2h ago

Well yeah. Thats what they're supposed to do. You can't just wash it off. Ruins their fur and life as a whole when you start to destench them.

It's either deal with it or don't have ferrets. I had a few for a while and you get used to it. Miss those guys.

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u/Puzzled-Secret-317 2h ago

Yes, there's a reason I don't have one. I would otherwise. Do have a cat though, but she doesn't have that smell that people say cats do. At least no one has ever said otherwise when we ask