Who needs store-bought items? At Christmas-time, I volunteered for Big Brothers/Big Sisters, who wrap presents at the mall to raise funds for their wonderful organization. Each time a roll of wrapping paper was emptied, they'd put it aside for me so I could pick it up during my next shift. These are NOT small diameter tubes. They are about 5-6 inches in diameter, making it easy for my girls to frolic in and out of them. I now have about 12 of them on the floor and on the bed in their room and they LOVE 'em. Onyx hides her Marshall Fleece Ball (she VERY possessive over her Marshall Ball) in them so the other girls have to search all over to find it. Sometimes we cut holes in the tubes so they can pop their heads out to see who might be chasing them. Although the tubes are not see-through, it's hilarious to watch Pearly waiting on the side of the tube to pounce on Fattie as she comes out the end of the tube. If you throw a crinkly ball in the mix, it's even funnier. Pearl does her war dance on Fattie! Another idea for free ferret fun is to get a heavy duty plastic shopping bag. The ones I got from Express and Macy's seem to be the most crinkly and a favorite amongst my girls (They have expensive taste). Sometimes I just walk into Macy's and ask for a bag (without purchasing anything!). I throw them on the floor with a tube coming out of them... It's hysterical!! Hours and hours of free ferret fun! Love to all the fuzzies and their wonderful parents (and Shelter Moms and Dads)! -Michele Owned by 3 fuzzy thieves... Jewels (aka Fattie), Pearl, and Onyx (the spokesferret) and Mandy, the rescue dog [Posted in FML issue 4882]