Hi friends!  I'm at a pivotal point where I need your help.
 
I have two ferrets - Slinky (now 4.5 and in good health) and Pogo (just over
3 and also in good health).  Obviously, my guys are getting a little older,
and I would like to "re-liven" the household with a new ferret.  My wife,
however, hates ferrets (I know, but she's wonderful in many other ways).
This has led to much angst, discussions, stand-offs, etc.  But we're down to
trying to work out these issues.
 
One of the issues she has is the possibility that we will, in the next few
years, be starting a family and having kids.  I know all about interactions
between ferrets and kids - that's not the issue.  Howeever, we all know that
ferrets rarely have 100% hit rates on the litter boxes, and my guys are no
exception.  I'm pretty fastidious about cleaning up accidents as soon as I
am aware of them, which is usually pretty quickly.  However, there are
obvious times where I miss them until a little later - hey, no one is
perfect, right?
 
So - the question is - how have other ferret owners with babies made sure
that the baby does not come into contact with a ferret "accident" that you
may have missed?  Since babies put lots of stuff in their mouth, this is an
obvious concern of hers...
 
Thanks again for your help - please just e-mail me privately with any
suggestions you may have.
 
Cheers - Mason, Slinky, Pogo, and Leila the cat (who sees a rare
opportunity to be rid of the rugrats once and for all... wait... what's
this baby thing?)
[Posted in FML issue 2242]