In response to Purple Cow's question on installing linoleum/tile or carpeting to a cage, this is what I did. I inherited a used Midwest cage when I adopted Templeton from a girl in Braintree, Massachusetts. They had made a couple of homemade shelves by putting carpeting over wood and hooking the shelves to the cage. The carpet smelled so bad that I threw out the carpet, and the wood pieces sit on my porch. I don't think I'll recarpet them, because I have no idea how you'd keep the carpet clean. Anyway, the cage needed some shelves, so I went to Home Depot and bought a length of plastic coated, wire closet shelving (which I had them cut in half for me); some cable ties; and a length of indoor/outdoor carpeting. I used cable ties to attach the carpeting to the shelf (first poke a hole with a nail), and to attach the shelf to the cage. It took no time at all for the carpeting to smell bad, I had no idea how to clean it, AND the ferrets dug at it, putting holes in it and fraying it. Threw the carpet out, went back to Home Depot, and found a cart full of linoleum samples (about 2'x3') for 25 cents each! I bought $2 worth, and they work great! I simply cut them to size and lay them on the shelves. When they need cleaning, I simply pull them out of the cage, give them a good wipedown, and put them back. Works great! [Posted in FML issue 2915]