Briefly, the problem: of my three woozels, one is saintly (ie litter training), one (a rescue) hasn't much of a clue, and the last (youngest) is saintly when watched. The two guys who are not litter dependable (what a phrase) didn't have very consistant training starting out - my fault. I've been rather rather live and let live about this situation until a nasty landlord confrontation and a $1000 bill for new carpeting (I live in an urban high-rise). I've made it clear that I will not give up the carpet sharks - my landlord is ok with this - but I want to correct the error of my ways and get these guys trained. I now keep them in the kitchen when I'm not around, and sometimes when I am. If I leave them unwatched for 15 minutes it's usually a case for "Natures Miracle". And I feel lousy keeping them confined. They feel worse. I have the kitchen and a large cage for training purposes, but I don't have time to watch them for hours on end. Any suggestions or tips about training articles or books I might find helpful would be greatly appreciated. What I've seen isn't much use. Obscure ferret fact: William Burroughs, the much-demonised writer, kept a ferret in his dorm room at Harvard in the 30's. Drove the cleaning staff whacko. Thanks, Dan [Posted in FML issue 1862]