This may work for some. What I did was put a piece of 1x2 welded wire over the outside area of my window the hose is vented out of. The wire will clog with lint sometimes so I just pull the bottom of the wire out from behind the screw and pull out the lint, then push the wire tight behind the screw. If the ferrets get to the hose and climb up, the wire is tight enough that they shouldn't be able to budge it. Hugs to all. tle Troy Lynn Eckart Ferret Family Services http://www-personal.ksu.edu/~sprite/ffs.html http://www.geocities.com/Petsburgh/Haven/5481/ Please sign up to support our charity http://www.iGive.com/html/ssi.cfm?cid=46&mid=58395 [Posted in FML issue 3230]