They are especially spunky and playful following a bath. After a bath, you will find out how crazy and silly a ferret can be. In fact, I do not brush mine at all. Since they do not shed all year long, you do not have to brush them to remove shedding hair. The old fur is replaced by new shorter fur which will eventually grow out.
Ferret hair gets all over the place.
My remedy for this is to pick up the ferret over a garbage can or take him outside during this period and pluck him like a chicken. The old hairs come out easily in clumps. That way you can remove much of the old hair before it gets on your sofa. The ferret doesn't mind too much except when you pull on some new hair which does not come out so easily. I do this maybe twice over a two-week period and get most of the shedding fur.