I noticed a couple inquiries about litter-training ferrets. My two ferrets (Elsa and Zooey) both came to me litter-trained, thank God. However, I have noticed that Zooey (more than Elsa) has attached reservations to her use of the litter box: If concerning litter box usage inside the cage, she will obey the litter box God if, and only if, it is clean (to her changing definition), and if she can control when she leaves her cage. When she decides she's been in there too long, she starts to let me know via little piles in corners. This latter problem hasn't happened since summer, when I moved her into my bedroom (she has free rage like my room is her room, except at night). She's usually really good about using the box in my room, but if she's mad at me (like when I pay attention to Elsa, who came recently. Zooey became jealous after Elsa arrived), she purposely goes where she knows I don't want her to. She'll even glare at me, letting me know she doesn't appreciate Elsa receiving preferential treatment. She'll also avoid the litter box when she's obsessed w/something that I've decided is not good for her, but she wants. I know ferrets have lousy sight in the daytime, but I was wondering if they can see anything in the dark. The reason I'm asking is b/c both Elsa and Zooey are REALLY good about using the litter box in my room, even when I'm not there. But at night, they totally lose it, which is the only reason I keep them caged up at all. They either miss the box b/c they can't see it, or b/c they know I can't supervise them. just wondering, MJR (Elsa and Zooey say hi) [Posted in FML issue 1506]