Long time, no post.  We moved in January and are still settling in, so I
haven't been that faithful of a reader lately.  I, too have a box spring
digger and we solved it by stapling a sheet to the bottom.  We also covered
the sides with a fitted sheet and the mattress is protected with an over
sized sheet.
 
My problem today is that ever since we moved, Stinky (trouble maker
extrordinare) has been dumping the food and water bowls.  The ferrets are
free to run in the bedroom and bath, both kind of small.  There is no
place for a cage or carrier to hold a water botttle.  The floor is hardwood
in the bedroom and tile in the bathroom, so we want them to drink in the
bathroom.  I solved the food dish problem with a heavy, flat ceramic
platter.  Now they only pick it up and drop it at one end to let me know
it is low on food (usually at 2:00am).
 
The water problem has been harder.  The same dish won't work.  They can
still nose under it, and while a small portion of food on the floor is fine
(they can still eat it, or I can put it back in the plate), water has a
different effect.  I am growing tired of wet floors and 5 thirsty (some
also wet) ferrets because of one trouble maker.  Anyone have a suggestion?
Email me personally, as well as the list, as I explained I don't get to
read it often anymore.
 
I also have a suggestion for anyone with litter tracking problems.  I took
a sifting litter pan and cut the back off the sifter and 1 solid pan.
That's sort of the 'runway'.  Then, I put a high backed ferret litter pan
in the cut away and duct-taped it.  Now when they crawl out, most of the
litter goes through the sifter to the solid pan on not onto the floor.  I
think the high back and low front of the ferret litter pan are essential to
making this work.  At least, my guys don't want to crawl over two big walls
to go potty.  As long as the litter is clean, they go in the appropriate
tray.  If someone thinks it's too dirty, they go in the sifter tray.  Even
then, there's a lot less litter on my floor now.  I chose duct tape over
hot glue so I could clean the solid pan of litter occasionally.
 
That's it for today.
 
Dani
[Posted in FML issue 3075]