I run a rescue and my ferrets have free roam all the time. There is a bedroom that is strictly a ferret room. At night and when I'm not home, some of the ferrets are confined to that room, some are confined to my room and others are left to be free roam in the rest of the house. This prevents scuffles between them. The only time one is put in a cage is if it is especially timid and needs more protection or if it's especially aggressive and can't be out with others. My home is carpeted and the ferret room was carpeted up until a few months ago. For the house, I have pee pads and sheets down in key areas to help protect the carpet and, of course, clean anything accidents right away. For the ferret room, I placed indoor / outdoor carpet over the good carpet and then sheets on top of that, as well as pee pads and newspaper in every corner. For toys specifically in the ferret room, I have a section of gutter tubing, crinkle tubes, two different flexible tubes twisted into knots and there's always a bag of some sort on the floor for them to check out. There's also a stack of bedding for sale to adoptive families that they can root through. As for tubing, the best price I've found is through the link below. It's $4.75 per 8' tube when you order 12 or more. http://www.bicwarehouse.com/clear-duct-100017.html -- Debbie, Kindness Matters Ferret Rescue Sponsor a rescue ferret for $5 a month! [Posted in FML 7478]