QUESTION:
My ferret really likes water and I was thinking of taking him into my pool, and of course staying with him and watching him closely while he's there. But I wasn't sure if chlorine would hurt him. Will it?

ANSWER:
The problem with swimming pool water is not necessarily the chlorine as the combination chlorine, body sweat, dirt etc... the water then contains chloramines and that is what burns the eyes and turns them red. Before you put your ferret in the water,
check to see what the level of chlorine and acid is.

You will need to be right there as he has very short legs and will tire very easily. Mink are great swimmers, but ferrets are tunnel animals not aquatic. When I lived in Miami I had a ferret that would run around the pool when we were all in the water. I would let him swim about 8-10 feet, he would head directly to the skimmer and climb out.

Proceed with great caution, remember he could get too much water in his lungs and develop pneumonia, please be careful!!!