I attach cage cups or locking bowls a few rungs under the water bottle so they have a choice of water from the bottle or from the bowl. This also helps if the bottle leaks or gets clogged. Even though my group isn't caged they have plenty of open cages with hammocks, bedding, and food and water in them. This past weekend I put the hedgie cage on the floor and fixed it up for the ferrets. Spunky (hedgie) passed a couple months ago and even though I'd cleaned the cage it had been sitting on a desk so the ferrets couldn't get to it. It's huge, 32x24x36, with 2 full levels. I ordered it from Martins when the hedgies were rescued and since the hedgies weren't very weighty I didn't put as many of the clips on the bars as I should have. With 5 ferrets walking around on the second level the sides were not quite steady so I'll have to add more clips. Don't want anyone to get a toe caught between the wires. Anyway, shortly after I set it up with the hammocks and bedding, there were 5 ferrets napping in one hammock, 2 in another, 2 or 3 in the quilt on the bottom, and 1 in the hanging cube. :-) Silly critters. 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 3622]