Dave, You asked about your cage being a rip-off... Well, from my experience, it is. From what I hear, even the multi leveled cages are only luxurious sleeping quarters, after all, there isn't much to do in them. If you are planning to buy a large cage, however, a multi level "ferret" cage is not necessary. I have seen cages (like the one you are talking about) in many pet stores under the name of "cat playpen" or the such. Even these have levels for them, but I already talked about that. I think that your best bet is to buy a folding dog kennel (steel bar type) and build your own levels with wood or whatever. I have seen these in Canada (where I am) for about $50 - $80 Canadian, which is like, what, 5-6 dollars American :) just a thought Sam Warnock -Dana, the HUGE -Georgie, the s-p-a-z [Posted in FML issue 1469]