Ferrets can be smelly critters. Scent glands all over the body to produce musk oil is known that their smell. So, in the interest of making them smell better, many people try to bathe their ferrets.
While it is okay bathe your ferret, it is important that you do not bathe too often. Do not bathe your ferret more than once a month. You're better off if you bathe him less than that. Bathing too often will actually cause your ferret to smell more. After his body recognizes that there is no oil in the skin, and will make the ferret. So if your ferret rolls around in mud or a compost pile, it is best to refrain from bathing your ferret too often.
If you are going to bathe your little guy, because it's stinky (and not chaotic) are, swimming is not the best way to minimize ferret odor. If you really need to bathe your ferret is like.
Choose a good place to bathe your buddy. What is the temperature outside and inside your house? If it is winter and there is snow on the ground, choose a closed, warm place to bathe your ferret as a small bathroom. When it's hot outside, your ferret will probably be fine, bathed in a more open area. Depending on the season (and how many ferrets do I need to bathe), I have washed these guys in the kitchen sink, a tiny bathroom with shower, and in the master bath.
Put some extra towels on the floor. After you wash, rinse and dry, your ferret will want to dry properly. Put some extra towels on the floor, or clean beds to crawl, or even your dirty laundry if it's not too dirty. Once you and dry it down, he will take of these dry towels claim to make even drier.
Use ferret shampoo. Do not use human shampoo on your ferret. Animal skin is more sensitive than our skin. You can probably get away with a kitten or puppy shampoo, but, in my opinion, ferrets smell nicer after a bath with actual ferret shampoo.
Do not use too much shampoo. Too much shampoo is wasteful and expensive. Use a minimal amount.
Get the ambient temperature is correct. As choosing the place to bathe your ferret sure that the ambient temperature is nice. If it is winter time, make sure the room you bathe your ferret in a space that is at least 70 degrees Celsius.
Get the temperature right. Your ferret body temperature is a few degrees higher than yours, so bath water that is comfortable for you, is not-so-warm to your ferret. Set. Temperature to something that is good for you, and then the water just a bit hotter
You remember, do not bathe your mustelid too often, and if odor control is your concern, you're better off changing their bedding often and cleaning the litter box more often.
