I know most here will understand this craziness. I received so many great suggestions for a Dig Box, privately and on list. However, *you* have made me into a possessed woman. Dig Box has now become a major project. We have a nice covered, lattice enclosed wooden deck/porch off our living room. It has a southwest exposure. Here in Reno, NV that means hot on summer afternoons, nice on a lot of winter afternoons. I am going to turn this 12' X 24' area into a play area for the ferrets. Some playpen panels anchored around the lattice walls, placed a safe distance from the lattice *toe holds* to prevent climbing. Strips of vinyl flooring along the edges/corners for dookie. A wading pool with water. Tubes, maybe like Todd and Caff-Pow have. A box with sod grass to dig. A box full of safe *stuff*, maybe I'll add the assortment of ideas from all of you. Rollup bamboo shades, although the lattice provides quite a bit. Sleeping boxes, open sleeping areas. A wireless electronic temperature device that beeps to let me know when the high/low temp gets to a certain point. I have one for my Desert Tortoises, it works great. This room will give them a alternative to the play area indoors. I gave up a dining room for them, but the back porch can keep the redwood table and benches. We can still eat, yay!! A sliding glass door opens to this porch, so I can keep an eye on them. If I get brave enough to trust a baby monitor to alert me to anything amiss, I may let them sleep out there on nice summer nights. Ardith gathering her tools [Posted in FML 6352]