I recently purchased a second cage to leave at my parent's house, so when the ferrets and I visit for Thanksgiving, I don't have to go through the hassle of taking apart the huge cage they have at home. I bought this cage for $10 at a flea market. The person had used it as a chinchilla cage, but it looks big enough for my three ferrets, especially since they will only use it on occasional weekends. It has two levels, and is about 3 by 4 feet wide. I took it over to my parent's to set it up, and was unsure about what to put in the tray on the bottom. My other cage doesn't have a slide-out tray, so I can't figure out what to do with it. My mother suggested lining it with shredded newspaper, but I don't see what the purpose of that would be, since we were lining the entire wire bottom with carpet. Does anyone have any insights? Thanks, Donna Jethro, EllieMae, and Gillian (We can't wait to go to Grandma's--she calls us her Grandweasels!) [Posted in FML issue 2496]