We've tried just about everything possible to ferret-proof the couch. Ever since I signed on to this list however long ago, I've curiosly watched each helpful post on how to ferret proof your couch. 2 years after the fact, bottom line is we need a new couch. We have a waterbed mattress (I'll give you 3 guesses) stapled to the bottom of the couch and about 5 rolls of duct tape blocking the space where the seat of the couch meets the back of the couch. The little ones are slowly working at tugging at the duct tape until it comes off. We originally tried sewing material to the couch to cover that gap, but with one good tug - rip. We've got a number of holes dug into the seat of the couch that are covered for the time being with duct tape, and most of our seat cushions have duct tape around te back part from them digging to get underneath. My last try will be to buy plywood to place between the cushion and the seat. My parents have this for support on their couch, and so far they can't get into the couch over there. So, can a couch be ferret-proofed. No. Nothing, I am finding, can be fully ferret-proofed if they have their minds set on destroying it. Unless of course you sell all of your furniture and live in one room filled with dryer hose and litter boxes. And even then, I'm sure they'd find something... - Mish __MICHELLE Z. MATTA__________________________ Carnegie Mellon University......Athletic Dept [log in to unmask] http://www.andrew.cmu.edu/user/mish/home.html (Departmental)....http://www.cmu.edu/athletic _____________________________________________ [Posted in FML issue 1635]