Steve wrote: >What do people use as a soft material for the inside of the cage? Or >do I not need a soft material covering the entire bottom of a plastic >bottom cage? Steve, If I can tell you one thing, it is that ferrets will sleep in just about ANYTHING they find comfortable...it might be an old t-shirt, or it might be pots and pans underneath the cupboard...You can use t-shirts, pant legs (make sure the ends arent fraying so your fuzzies dont get their claws stuck!) or you can go on EBAY and look up "Ferret Hammock" or "ferret" in general, and a lot of shelters list their items they sew on there...typically ferrets like to sleep in dark warm areas (like their wild cousins who sleep in "dens)...You might be able to find a good small box, cut a few holes in it, put some t-shirts inside, and just keep an eye out for wear and tear on the box. It gets pretty expensive layering the whole bottom of the cage with bedding...if you don't have a litter box in the cage already, you may want to consider putting a litter box in there with the "bedding" you use, if the ferrets are used to pottying on the bedding that is already in there (makes for an easier clean up) Also, don't always go for the same cage layout....switch the hammocks around a little bit, or try different things...ferrets love a little stimulation once in a while, and nothing's more fun then checking out a new cage :) Buckie always dooked like crazy when I switched his cage around....he usually spent a good hour exploring the new surroundings :) also a good tip, is to put a lightly worn t-shirt in the cage....that has your scent, so the ferret associates your smell with "comfort" and you'll probably be surprised how much easier it is for them to come up to you and want to "snuggle" hope this helps!! -valerie ===== ~*~*~ VALERIE ~*~*~ ,',', __ \ `'`,/ \ ()o=; `'`','`/ . \/ / ( / \" / \(_ \(_ ~*`~*`FERRETS RULE~`*~`* Missing Noodles + Rosie at the Rainbow Bridge [Posted in FML issue 4555]