Ok, here it is. I have a total of four ferrets. All of the four that I have are adopted ferrets who lived somewhere else previously. One of my ferrets, Diddle is free roam. He does great(I think he doesn't know he is a ferret)with the cats and the dog(Aussie Mix). I even find them sleeping together. He became free roam a little while after I adopted him because he was not doing well with the other ferrets. He would sleep with them but never play with them. When ever Diddle came out he pretty much did his own thing. He then came down with an ulcer and was put on the pepto, amox, and metro. I set up the carrier with a hammock, food and water in bedroom and left the door open (the ferrets have their own room)so that I made sure not to forget his meds and that I could watch his eating and pooping(he poops in the bathroom!). Well the ulcer got better and he is still free roam. I wish that all of my ferrets could be free roam but Shera is a tiny, highly intelligent female that I worry would find something to get into while not home no matter how ferret proofed the place is. She gets along with the other pets fine(including Diddle). So because she escapes the ferret room all the time while I'm home and awake I let her free roam. Now the other 2 are so aggressive(both Males). They have no fear. My dog is 45lbs medium size and if she jumps the ferret gate to visit the two males will "play" with her and even go so far as to jumping and latching onto her back. Forget about them with the cats-they terrorize the poor things and work as a team to distract and go after. With the gate there-the dog and cats decide when they've had enough. If the two terrors were free roam I'm sure they would eventually annoy one of the others enough and end up getting hurt or stepped on by the dog. The dog play is suprivised so I can tell the dog to go away if it looks as if anyone is getting too rough. I wish they all could be free roam does anyone have any suggestions-I feel like I'm playing favorites with Diddle who now sleeps in my bed at night :-) Michelle and the four fuzz butts [Posted in FML issue 3104]