Our ferret "Baby" spends a great portion of his life in a large cage. We take him out daily for his share of fun and amusement. (Much to the irritation of our dogs) It did'nt take us long to figure out that the kitchen is no place for a ferret. Our cubboards are designed so that there is a space underneath them that can't be seen, but CAN be accessed by a small sneaky creature. I had Baby out for his daily romp on evening while I was putting away laundry. When I noticed I couldn't hear him anymore I knew I better see what was up. I ended up in the kitchen, I almost went into a panic when I remembered that my husband had been doing work in there and the heater vent grid was missing. Fortunately Baby appeared a few seconds later from underneath the cubboards. He is now banned from the kitchen. We wouldn't want him making any messes under the cubboards we couldn't get to;) Also, if anyone has a suggestion on what to use as a food dish that he could not dump over I would appreciate it. We have tried the weighted ones and the ones that are suppose to be "spill proof", even tried one made for a rabbit that hooks to the side of the cage. He tipped everyone and the bottom on his cage has a tray under it, so the food goes where he cant reach it. I have also tried putting handfuls on his blankets but when he crawls into them he spills it also. Cherie Lester Baby 4, and misc..dogs, rabbits, rats and kids. [log in to unmask] [Posted in FML issue 1345]