When to let MY ferrets on carpet? I have done this several times as I have moved over the years with entirely different ferts. They greatly enjoyed baptizing in the corners AND THE MIDDLE OF THE ROOM and behind the door. Even wrote a poem about it once on the FML with a new white carpet that quickly became too stained to keep. When they were not excreting on the new or old carpet, they were tearing it to shreds in front of the door. They are burrowing animals and seem to enjoy using this skill in front of the door when I have carpet. The real question for me was...how quickly can I tear out the carpet and put in something I can appropriately clean that is not cancerous that can not be destroyed by ferrets. Great deals on other materials. Grab tile and slap some down if you can. ... If your carpets are new or old, they probably have more bad things in them than you could dream of. The list is depressing. For new carpets there are 'volatile organic compounds' VOC's. These include toluene, benzene, formaldehyde, ethyl benzene, styrene, acetone and many more chemicals. A few of these have already made the EPA's list of Extremely Hazardous Substances. Known carcinogens such as p-Dichlorobenzene are in new carpets, as are chemicals that produce fetal abnormalities in test animals. These chemicals also cause hallucinations, nerve damage and respiratory illness in people. When is it safe to ever put down carpet? Go to google and look up toxins in carpet. Been reading about this for years. [Posted in FML 6406]