hi regarding ferret cages i built a cage out of pine and 1/4" dowels. the dowels are 1" center to center and the cage looks like a high class jail cell. the cage is 30x30x18. the door is the entire front that folds down. the bar section rests on top of a wooden pan that i covered with outdoor carpeting. the very bottom is a plexihglass bottom that slides out for cleaning. luckily my fuzzies are litter trained so i basically just have to vacuum out cat litter that they spill. later thomas [Posted in FML issue 1088]