Just be aware of things like giardia which can be caught from ponds and if symptoms arise let the vet know about their pond habits. Aquaria (including ponds) can pass on several diseases, though they are not all that common. They must have been so cute. Our Telemna would LOVE that. She so loves water that if we give a large water bowl she will snorkle, dig, and then sit in it. She has even fallen asleep from exhaustion while sitting it. Give her a shower with water coming down, or a filled bathtub and she is in heaven as long as no cleaning products appear. Not a ferret norm to enjoy a wet bum, but more power to her and her eccentricity. -- Sukie (not a vet, and not speaking for any of the below in my private posts) Recommended health resources to help ferrets and the people who love them: Ferret Health List http://www.smartgroups.com/groups/ferrethealth FHL Archives http://ferrethealth.org/archive/ AFIP Ferret Pathology http://www.afip.org/ferrets/index.html Miamiferrets http://www.miamiferret.org/fhc/ International Ferret Congress Critical References http://www.ferretcongress.org [Posted in FML 5413]