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How to keep a ferret clean

A ferret peaks through a basket handle opening

Photo credit: AP | A ferret peaks through a basket handle opening in its cage, in La Mesa, Calif. (Dec. 19, 2012)

Q. A few months ago, we got a white ferret with black eyes. She is a great pet, but she is white only right after we give her a bath. She seems to get dirty very quickly.

We have read on the Internet that you should not bathe ferrets too often as it dries out their skin.

How can we keep her from picking up so much dirt off the floor and how often can we wash her? Our white cat is always...

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