Sukie writes:
>The key thing for getting mad activity from them is CHANGE -- even just
>collecting ever stashed toy and forcing them to competitively re-stash
>the entire lot.  Furniture that changed location since they last were near
>it is AMAZING for many -- esp. if it results in new alleyways.  They not
>only need challenges; they embrace them.
 
Sukie makes an excellent point.  A free roam ferret may have just one or
two small and boring rooms to be in, while a caged ferret during playtime
has access to several rooms, stairs to climb, etc.
 
The issue is not whether the ferret is caged or free-roam, it is whether
s/he has a environment in which s/he can explore, play, jump, run, climb,
and most important, interact with her/his owner.
 
Linda Iroff
Oberlin OH
[Posted in FML issue 3458]