> you might consider a "ferret gate" for your kitchen door.  I've put one up
> between my pantry and my kitchen, as there are holes in the pantry walls
> that I'm afraid my ferrets would disappear into (I don't know what's behind
> them!).  My gate (a piece of smooth wood) is about 2 feet tall, and I've
> attached it at each corner with a hook-and-eye from the hardware store.
> ... it keeps the ferrets out.
 
Unless, of course, you have a determined and talented jumper.  We built a
"room" for our guys within our bedroom.  It is a pen 6'x7', with 4' walls,
except where the gate is.  That is a 2' wall with another 2' of gate.
When the gate is open, one of our girls, Daphne, quite dependably makes a
break for it -- she jumps, catches the top of the wall with her claws
(they are clipped 2x a month, but are still sufficient), and then pull
herself up.  Bang, she's over the wall.
 
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[Posted in FML issue 1279]