Hi everyone! This is my first time posting on the FML so let me introduce myself. My name is Justine, and my huband Jimmy and I got a ferret almost 4 months ago. Our cute, little fuzzy girl is named Spirit. Spirit and I also read the Ferret BBs every day, and we've found that some people are angered by the fact that I buy scoopable litter for my two kitties and Spirit. Blockages, dry pads on the feet, etc. I would change Spirit's litter if I thought it would make a difference, but she'd use the cat's litter box anyway. So far, I haven't seen any problem with using this litter. She doesn't play in, and I've never found it stuck in between her toes or anything. Usually when she jumps out of the litter box the first thing she does is rub herself all over the rug! Anyway, enough on that.. onto my next subject, which is... To cage or not to cage? For the most part, Spirit has free run of the apartment, sometimes even when we're out shopping or whatever. I've ferret proofed our home as much as possible, and from what I can tell, she seems to sleep whenever we're not here. I usually put her in her cage when i go to bed though, but at any other time she practically rips her teeth out of her mouth trying to remove the cage door! If there are any vets or experts out there that can help me resolve these two issues, I'd really appreciate it! One more thing. I've seen quite a few posts about the clear dryer tubing. I have the address and phone number, but does anyone know of a manufacturer closer to the NC area that might carry it? I can only imagine how much it costs to buy the tubing and then ship it too! Anyway, thanks for any input and thank you also for all the wonderful ferret stories I've been enjoying! Justine, Jimmy, and Spirit, the super ferret! [Posted in FML issue 1542]