There are a few risks we don't have here in the UK. We do not have
heart worm and I don't even know what giardia is. We do have fleas
and ticks but they are easily avoided with prophylactic treatments
and even mange is treatable.

As for the incidental infections etc I think there is risk in all
things, I have heard of terrible accidents befalling ferrets who live
indoors, you rarely hear of an outdoor ferret falling of the top of a
cage or getting trapped in a piece of furniture. There are risks what
ever we do we can only minimise them and deal with them sensibly.
Avoiding them altogether is an over reaction IMO. Nt a criticism each
to their own.

[Posted in FML 6201]