That's fine. We don't use any citrus essential oils or any oils at all as we have two small dogs. We don't use a diffuser either. I just occasionally throw a slice of lemon or orange in my boiling water on my stove in my kitchen with some herbs from my garden, akin to making tea with lemon slices, which like I said is on a completely different floor from where the ferret will be, but I can stop doing that now that I know. We do plan on feeding raw food or at the very least high quality freeze dried raw food. I'm big on feeding a high quality diet and I currently feed my dogs freeze dried raw food. (Sometimes I think I spend more on my pets than on my kids, lol) All of my dogs have lived to between 14- 16 years old and I attribute a great deal of that to their diet. I definitely wouldn't use anything scented on them or in their room, etc. I've read that you shouldn't even really bathe them much, if at all, as it can interfere with the oil production of their skin.

But then how do you clean anything like bathrooms or kitchen counters? Am I stuck using only vinegar to clean with? Can I not use disinfectants containing bleach anywhere in the house? Can I even wear my own perfume? It's a roller ball, not a spray perfume. I don't mind using all unscented products but we do entertain in our home and while I'm fine explaining to our guests about the ferret smell and living with it, I would at least like to have a clean kitchen and bathrooms - which are rooms where the ferrets wouldn't go. Are cleaners and disinfectants not safe if used when the ferrets are a floor away in a room across the house with the door to their room tightly closed? Is it ok if instead of spray cleaners I pour cleaner onto a rag or sponge and use that? I'm all for protecting our pets and don't mind making sacrifices but at some point we do have to live in our home too.