My guys play in the water everyday. No one shows any sign of excessive dryness or itchiness. I turn on the shower every morning and fill up a pan full of plastic eggs. There is a comforter and a few towels laying on the floor in the hall area. They go in and bob for eggs and wrestle a little. I suspect they are arguing over who gets what egg! :-) They come out, slinky through the blanket and towels and go about their happy way. So, my vote is that it's o.k. for them to play in water. I think they can handle that. I think, and could be wrong, but it's the soap that takes away most of their natural oils. I'm sure water washes away some, but like I said, my guys never seems to have problems. Happy Swimming! April "LOVES" Ferrets L una O rion V enus E ros S ola [Posted in FML issue 3048]