Shannon wrote in yesterday's FML: >Also I've heard that wood is too porous to be a safe cage frame material. >Again any comments? Can it be treated with something safe? I have a wooden cage for Cully and Amelia-- it's not ideal as a cage, but I've moved so frequently and poor Cully sometimes seems to have such a fragile grip on things that I felt it was important for him to have something constant, a place that he knew was always his den (even if he has to share). The cage came with Cully. The cage has two solid walls, two walls that are wooden frames with wire panels, and wooden floors on its two levels, plus a wooden roof. The wood has never received any treatment beyond whatever they do to it when it's milled. Cully is very neat with the litterbox, but when Amelia joined him, the first floor started getting unpleasant rather quickly. So, I staple-gunned heavy duty flooring plastic to the floor of the cage, making sure there was a lip of plastic all around so that liquids couldn't seep under at the edges. The top floor hasn't been an issue, except that the wood does soak up oil from Cully's food stashes, so that the cage perpetually smells of kibble (probably a plus from the ferret's point of view). All in all, from my experience I would not particularly recommend a wooden cage, but you can make one work out if need be without using stains, varnishes, etc. if you don't feel comfortable using them. Another solution might be to put down flooring samples or self-adhesive tiles... Regina and Cully and Amelia too! -- Regina Harrison http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Lofts/1083 And time gets somewhat muddled here But no matter, no matter [Posted in FML issue 2207]