Hi everyone, I thought I'd add my own experiences on the "COUCH". About 9 months ago we got our first ferrets. I posted the same question to the fml myself. They first started digging at the bottom lining of the couch. Once they shredded through that, we took the lining off completely, and took the legs off. That worked for about 5 minutes. They discovered that if you crawl under the cushion, you can slip down into the couch between the base seat and the backing. We tried EVERYTHING! We stuffed the gap with rags, with heavy plastic, everything. We even sewed fabric on the couch to cover over the opening. One swipe of the claw and voila! The material was off. Finally, 9 months later we found something that worked (for now). I found a superglue at Phar Mor - I can't remember the name of it right now. If anyone is interested I'll get you the name. It was a "heavy duty" type of superglue. It bonded more than double the normal amount of items that normal superglue did, including FABRIC. I stocked up on the stuff (it was pretty inexpensive - $1.50). I sealed all the openings in the couch - including the puffy backing where it met the side arms. Its one of those contemporary fluffy couches and to look at it you don't see the gap in the fabric, but if you stick your hand inside the fabric, its a HUGE opening to the inside of the couch. So I superglued that shut. You can't even tell looking at it. If you run your hand along the superglued area, it just appears to be "sealed". The area between the back and the seat presented more of a challenge. The opening was larger than the material came together. We used duct tape and sealed the area VERY TIGHT. Once the cushion goes on the couch, you can't see the duct tape. But they've pretty much given up on this approach - for now. Its been about 3 weeks now since we did this and to this day we haven't had to tear the couch apart looking for them after work. It amazes me on how easily they get in but can't get out the same way! I think its a conspiracy. Mish [Posted in FML issue 1154]