>Bethany Townsley wrote: Any advise on how I can get her to stop pooping >any where BUT her litter box would be welcomed! Our little girl, Chloe, likes to 'mark' the perimeter of her territory occasionally. This really bothers my husband who does NOT like animals in the house, but for some strange reason has put up with the ferret running free most of the time. He only makes us put her up if he's had a really hard day at work and doesn't want somebody sniffing his dinner plate or jingling between his feet in the middle of the night. Anyway, about getting her to poop in the box... When Chloe was getting bad about going in front of whatever door was closest, I decided to keep a sharp eye on her for awhile. As soon as she went running to one of her spots I would snatch her up with a firm "no" and take her immediately to her bathroom litter box. I would put her in it and then give her a treat, whether she went or not (keep them close by). Since then, I have found that it really helps to just leave a few treats out near the box for her whenever she goes. We also keep a little water bowl in there for her, because you know how thirsty they get. The treats we use in the bathroom are the 8 in 1 "Fruit & Crunch Treat", she loves 'em! I know this would be harder if you have more than one fert so you might just start leaving a small food and water bowl a few feet away from each box. Sometimes she does still have the occasional accident and when she does, we now put her in time out in the bathroom. This again with the very firm "no" and a mean look which she throws right back at us (such a pouter). We only leave her there for a few minutes and when we go to let her out usually put a few more treats down and stay in there for a minute so she doesn't hate the bathroom. It has really worked for us. We have a very small house @750 sq. ft. so we only need two litter boxes but if yours is much bigger you will want to scatter those boxes about because the poor babies have such a fast metabolism that when they gotta go, they gotta go!! It is so funny though, because now that our little poota gets her treats in the bathroom, she will waddle on down there as fast as she can to potty instead of using the box in her cage. It's so hilarious because her hind is just dragging along behind her lest she shake something out! (I guess you have to be there) It's like watching a kid dance around waiting to go... Of course keeping the box free of too many piles makes all the difference in the world too...anyway good luck [Posted in FML issue 2927]