I've seen lots of solutions for keeping ferrets from digging through the mesh on the bottom of a couch, etc., except for what we did.... We just removed the darn stuff. I suppose it serves some purpose, though what that is escapes me. Maybe it's just to give it a finished appearance but I don't have many guests (or myself) crawling under the couch to check out the finish. With nothing under the couch to dig at, and just wide open spaces overhead, the ferrets have nothing to dig at. Sure, they'll often sleep under the couch, but no longer try to get "in" it. mike [Posted in FML issue 0817]