My husband already had a recliner when we acquired ferrets so I told him no reclining when the ferrets were up and about. I thought that they were safe. One day I heard screaming...no actually it was screeching, coming from underneath the recliner. I quickly flipped the recliner over and Sneaky, who at that time was still a vicious biter, was caught in the metal reclining parts by ONE TOE. I carefully (got bit any ways) slid her toe out of it but by that time it was already swollen because she had been struggling. The toe did not appear broken so I watched her for a while before thinking I had to rush her to the vet. Her toe gradually reduced in size and she walked using that foot. When my husband got home, he immediately walked to "his chair" to sit down....GONE.....sitting outside on the decking. It is still sitting on the decking (under the patio roof) like some redneck Oregonian piece of furniture. I refuse to let the thing come back into the house and he refuses to get rid of it. The dogs enjoy using it when they are banished to the outside when the ferrets are loose. In place of the recliner, over-stuffed couch and loveseat that used to be in our living room there is an ugly futon couch thing, a matching ugly futon chair thing and a wooden bench...all safe for ferrets. In our house FERRETS RULE...... Nancy, who has to hear from her husband DAILY how much he misses "his chair" but could give a crap..... [Posted in FML 6584]