I finally did it. I bought a house. We close the 15th of July. The back of the house has a 12x18 patio and I'd like to enclose it so the ferrets and us humans can have outside time together, but we can't afford a lot of expense (buying a house is costly!). If anyone has ideas how to inexpensively build a nice enclosure please e-mail me directly so we don't tie up the FML: [log in to unmask] This will be so nice to have a real house with a basement and enough cabinet space to put everything in! The ferrets will miss their outside cage since we won't have one right away until I get a feel for the neighborhood and make sure it is safe for them and that is one reason I want to enclose the patio. In the evenings after work we can all go out there together! We even have a basement, and ceiling fans, and attic fan, and.... Unfortunately I had to move from our current area so my phone number will change. I'll post it as soon as I get it. Hugs to all. tle [Posted in FML issue 1227]