I have come to the conclusion that the only thing harder than ferret proofing is ferret poop proofing. I am spending a good portion of this afternoon cleaning a rug and getting carpet runner under as many of the things in the room that I can. Just to pass on a great recommendation, Oxy Clean is great! I've been mixing the powder (very inexpensive!) with water and using it on the carpet. Even days later picking up dried poop, spritzing the oxy/water mix over carpet and rubbing with wet cloth - it rids the scent. It does not however rid the ferrets desire to go there again. Maybe they just think it's funny to watch Mommy scrunch under the futon to do the cleaning. We are such silly furless creatures (-: Risa [Posted in FML issue 4781]