Hi Sandra; Well, I'd make VERY sure that there is no clorox smell before I let the ferrets in the cage. Chlorine is a POISON! It is used to kill living things (bugs) that have the same carbon based life functions that we and ferrets have. It is used because it is a poison, so please be very careful. Myself, I alternate between two pans, the used one sprayed with disinfectant is left outside for hours, and a nice dry one from the day before put in the cage with fresh litter. Please be careful, and not cause harm as a by product of good intentions. Take care, Gary & the gang of fur -> Thru joining, their grief has been transmuted to joy, loneliness to celebration... ..Data, in "The Tin Man" episode, STNG. [Posted in FML issue 1723]