Sukie writes: >The key thing for getting mad activity from them is CHANGE -- even just >collecting ever stashed toy and forcing them to competitively re-stash >the entire lot. Furniture that changed location since they last were near >it is AMAZING for many -- esp. if it results in new alleyways. They not >only need challenges; they embrace them. Sukie makes an excellent point. A free roam ferret may have just one or two small and boring rooms to be in, while a caged ferret during playtime has access to several rooms, stairs to climb, etc. The issue is not whether the ferret is caged or free-roam, it is whether s/he has a environment in which s/he can explore, play, jump, run, climb, and most important, interact with her/his owner. Linda Iroff Oberlin OH [Posted in FML issue 3458]