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Flickr/Aaron Jacobs Ferrets are known for being playful, both with other ferrets and with their owners. They're also smart, inquisitive and determined. Grooming: This member of the weasel family is quite clean, even to the point that they develop hairballs, just like cats (though ferrets don't cough them back up). Bathing ferrets is a topic owners often disagree about, according to Everything Ferrets, as many believe ferrets should be bathed often due to the musky smell all ferrets have. However, this scent is in the oil their skin produces, so bathing them too often will actually backfire. A bath every few months seems to appease most. Also, as with many pets, ferrets will need to be ...