Felicitations, fellow ferret fanciers!
 
I try to tread lightly on the earth when I can.  Plus, I love to watch
ferrets at play.  Peeper's sister Scooter's adopted father came up with a
nifty ferret condo and a good way to recycle, too.  In the computer repair
business, we go through shiploads of cardboard boxes.  He taped a few clean
ones together creatively with 100mph tape, cut some access holes for himself
*and* Scooter, and threw in a toy just to show her what the new place was
for.  She didn't need much coaxing!  She loves the hiding- and- exploring
place, and after a month or three the boxes are ready for the mulch pile!
Our fuzzies all love the idea.  Maybe yours will too!
 
I figure one breadbox-sized box per ferret, for starters, with ferret holes
and human access in all the right places, all taped together should do the
trick.  Maybe a playroom, a gym, and uh, ...  Well, with the abundance of
cardboard boxes these days, you get the idea.
 
Obviously, it's a Good Idea to *lose the foam* :o(  Stuff it into an old
pillow case, sew it tightly shut, and use it for a knee-cushion as you
<ROTFL> at your fuzzies.
 
Happy ferreting!
 
Jimbo...
 
PS, re: <ROTFL>, how about a new ferret-emoticon: "<BACLAF>" "Bouncing And
Chuckling Like A Ferret"??  Any others?
[Posted in FML issue 1276]