Hi Carrie, Ollie my little boy, just loves (and I mean LOVES) playing in his water dish and the dogs water dish AND the cats water dish!! In the beginning I thought this was strange as I was told ferrets don't like water, but Ollie says different. To keep his cage clean and dry I have gotten him one of the upside down water bottles that you get for rabbits etc. They hang upside down and have a thin metal steam that sits in the cage. There is a ball bearing in the metal steam that stops the water pouring out. When the fuzzbutt licks the steam his tounge pushes on the ball bearing letting the water out. One warning, make sure you full the bottle all the way to the top, other wise it will drip. Other than that I would just let him play. Making sure, of course, that there's a towel handy so they can dry themselves. Danni & Oliver 'Ollie' Twist The ferret who always wants more! [Posted in FML issue 4063]