excessive water drinking in ferrets re debbie. one reason i have encountered with my ferrets 4 jills,1 hob, with drinking disorder over several days i was puzzled with mine drinking large amounts of water even when i was watching them, i asked my vet and he was the same (puzzled).I finally found the answer after i found wild rat droppings near the vicinity of my outdoor court. It seems that where the ferrets played in the garden the rats left a disease called (WEILS DISEASE) which turns into leprotytisis in animals thus resulting in excessive drinking and eventually leads to kidney failure and possible death if untreated.Luckly the vet worked a miracle and all survived. As to the ferret list it is excellent reading it not many members from GREAT BRITAIN though??? yours BILLY. [Moderator's note: At least a few dozen subscribers from UK. I encourage and appreciate posts from outside of the States -- I wish we had more, But, yes, I'd say about 90% of the posts are from the US. BIG] [Posted in FML issue 2925]