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Post by Sarah M on Aug 28, 2018 21:47:16 GMT -5
Ive talked to and read about many people using johnsons baby shampoo to bathe their ferrets. While I haven't used it to actually give my fur kids a bath. I have been using it to hand wash their hammocks every 3 days or whenever I start to notice a smell on them. Before using the baby shampoo i used dawn dishsoap, then switched to a ferret shampoo i got from petco with the thought process that if i could use it to bathe them, it should be ok to wash their bedding with, right? I am a first time ferret owner with 2 boys. one 2 months old, and the other 4 months. I really like the smell of the baby shampoo, but I was wondering if it was safe to use? If not what products would you recommend for cleaning hammocks/blanlets? I use vinegar or dawn normally when i wash out the plastic/ metal portions of the cage.
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Post by abbeytheferret6 on Aug 29, 2018 6:29:15 GMT -5
I use Arm and Hammer non perfumed laundry detergent and just wash in washing machine. I have put vinegar in the softener dispenser of washing machine. I keep flannel baby blankets and thin sheets (thriftstore finds)in my cages for them to burrough under and it absorbs ferrety smells. I change these right regular.
While I like Downy, I think it is causing mildew on the rubber of my front loader. I dare not leave the door open which they say will help, but I am afraid my ferrets will climb in there and I might overlook them.
I practice forum recommendation and that is not wash ferret with any type of soap. Warm water will clean off anything like feces that might get on them.
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Post by Sherry on Aug 29, 2018 10:16:14 GMT -5
No reason to shampoo a ferret. Most of mine have never had a real bath in their lives. I do give warm water soaks to get off the muckies if playing in litter boxes etc.
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Post by Sarah M on Aug 29, 2018 11:27:50 GMT -5
That is probably best, I wont use it to bathe them. But do you think its ok to keep washing their hammocks with it? I dont use very much and make sure to rinse it thoroughly. I dont have a washing machine so I was trying to find a safe gentle soap to use while hand washing their stuff. I could get unscented baby laundry detergent, or unscented shampoo.
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Post by abbeytheferret6 on Aug 29, 2018 16:16:07 GMT -5
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Post by Sparrow on Aug 30, 2018 8:57:32 GMT -5
I bought FerretSheen when Sparrow had to be bathed once he couldn't walk on his own anymore. It's an aloe ferret shampoo with a nice clean scent, but very light. I agree with Sherry though, most of the time there is very little reason to shampoo a ferret. Sparrow never had a bath in the 8 years of his life until he couldn't move away from his feces. Before that, he'd never had a bath because he never needed it. As for my ferret's things, I wash them with All Free & Clear right now, but I pretty much buy whatever "free & clear" detergent is on sale. For the cage I use Natural Chemistry and when I do a deep clean I just pour some in a bucket of warm water and use a Magic Eraser to wipe everything down. His food and water bowl I do wash using Dawn dish detergent. |
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Post by Blue on Aug 30, 2018 10:30:13 GMT -5
Same as Sparrow, I never bathed Maisie once in her life until she was sick enough (lymphoma) to get poop stuck to her fur. I only washed the area that needed cleaning, not all of her. The first time I used Johnson & Johnson's baby shampoo, but it smelled so strongly that I didn't think it could be good for her. At the very least it must've be irritating to her to smell so differently. After that I just used a very gentle hypoallergenic unscented hand soap, and it seemed to be fine. |
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