Hope this gets through ok. I have been reading Mailing List from the begining but have not seen any discussion on cages. I am looking into getting a ferret sometime in the next several month and am trying to set up the environment. First I have to apply for the permit, NY state, which makes referance to housing demension. I would much like to allow my ferret to have free roam of the apartment but that will have to come after I find out what Ferreting A Room means. Can anyone help me with basics of getting started from scratch. - prefered ferret type - recommended cages - etc, etc, etc [See next article] thank you for your support Note to Chris. My work address has changed to ihnp4!tropix!oregon!yoda!tjs. Best address is still my home machine ihnp4!tropix!oregon!tjs [Posted in FML 0012]