How to care

We strongly discourage completely submerging fursuits in water!

Head

Dry brushing: the fursuit should be brushed with a clean, soft comb, not a curling brush. Frequent use of a feather duster when grooming the fursuit will cause the fur to shed excessively. Wipe all non-fur parts with a clean cloth. Treat the inside with an antiseptic spray or fursuit spray.
Wet cleaning: wipe the fur with a damp cloth, wash with a mild detergent (shampoo will do), then rinse thoroughly, be sure to dry. Treat the antiseptic spray or fursuit spray inside. comb, be sure to dry. Brush after drying.

Dry brushing: Fursuits should be brushed with a clean, soft comb, not with a curling brush or furminator. Frequent use of a feather duster when grooming a fursuit will cause the fur to shed heavily.
Wet cleaning: the fur part (without foam pads) can be washed in a washing machine. If your costume has stitched foam parts with fur, wipe the fur with a damp cloth, wash it with a mild detergent (shampoo will do), then rinse, comb and be sure to dry gently. Comb it out after it has dried.

Dry brushing: gently comb, wipe pads, claws, other non-furry parts.
Wet cleaning: wipe fur with a damp cloth, wash with a mild detergent (shampoo is suitable), then rinse, comb and gently dry. Brush after drying. Dry and comb after each wash. Be careful when washing gloves and paws – they need a long drying time.
The fursuit can be dried with a fan or a hair dryier in cold mode. Heads should be dried on the dryer by unzipping the zipper at the back of the head and spreading the collar in different directions. The body should be dried from the inside first (turned outwards), then from the outside.

… to leave wet fursuits in bags/boxes/other containers. Be sure to dry the fursuit completely;

… to dry with a hair dryer on the hot setting – fur may melt;

… to wet the electronics. If it is wet, we do not recommend using the fursuit until the electronics have been removed and disposed of.