In my kitchen is a broom closet I use for other things, like skeletons and stuff. Pester figured out how to get under that. Most cabinets have a small opening between the lowest facia that meets the floor and this is no different. I had 'plugged' up all the other cabinets along the floor with right angle pallet corner protectors that were screwed into the cabinet base supports and that has worked out fine. But this one had a piece of paneling nailed on the bottom. I thought that was enough but over the 50 some odd years this house has been here the gazillion of washings have rotted the glue so all the plies came apart. I had stapled heavy cardboard over all that but the ferrets over time dug a hole that I plugged with a soda can. That worked for years till Pester came on the scene where she found that and pushed it into the hole all the way opening up the under cavity under the broom closet. Now she would get in there and I could not get to her without ripping that entire module to pieces. I know there is an opening there that leads to the crawl space under the house and that would be horrible if she got down there. I never would find her but the snakes would for sure. So I found a piece of 2x6 and custom made a piece to cover that hole and securely nailed it to both the cabinet and the floor. That took me nearly a day to custom cut and fit that piece of wood in there, if I had not been schooled in cabinet making and furniture making I never would have figured out how to cut all those tiny notches so it would fit. But job done. I let Pester out in the kitchen to see what she would or better yet, could do. Of course she made a bee line straight to that 'hole'. But the block was there and there simply was no way she could compromise that. She certainly tried over and over till she wore herself out and gave up. Ha! Gotcha! SO every time you think you have your house ferret proofed, think again, and keep an eagle eye out where a ferret will teach you more than you can ever figure out on your own. Now, if I can just figure out how to keep her from getting the car into drive and leaving rubber all down the street pulling wheelies !!!! Will have to get a segway I guess. -- Envelope Every thing, good and bad, will come to an end. Is only a matter of how long can you last in the condition you are in. [Posted in FML 6843]