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Can I make safe homemade shampoo for my ferret? What's the recipe?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Other | Unknown - Other | Male | unneutered | 2 months and 22 days old

Can I make homemade ferret shampoo or conditioner to clean my ferret Is it safe. Can you give me a recipe for some.

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Answered By Jeffrey Milner

Veterinarian

Published on August 23rd, 2017

In general, ferrets do not require bathing unless they have gotten into something out of the ordinary. If you are going to bathe them naturally, I would use a 1:1:1: mixture of oatmeal, warm water, and baking soda.

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