I would say that 6 feet is pretty close to that stove for your ferrets. I am currently staying in a house that has exclusive wood heat and I had my ferrets in the same room as the stove. I moved them to another room entirely. I have found from past experience that the little guys prefer a cool room. I would not want to have to sleep in our stove room, let alone sleep there in a fur coat. Pat http://groups.msn.com/ComfyCritters [Posted in FML issue 3960]