>Here is the Stoopid Ferret-Mom Trick. I successfully set down the cage >onto the carpet. What I had not foreseen (but SHOULD have) was that the >bottom edge of the cage in a couple places (maybe 8" perimeter total in >all...not TOO much) was crusted with things that should be left >undescribed, despite all my previous spot- cleanings. (The channels on the >midwest cages contribute to this.) The weight of the cage promptly ground >this mess right into the carpet. Oh, Megan... I feel for you, gal, because I came SOOOO close to doing the same thing!!! When Hurricane Georges came zipping by & we, here in SW FL, thought that we were going to get wholloped, my daughter, the fuzzbutts & I ended up at my mom's house. NOT alot of room. I had to get creative when cleaning the MW cage. Lifting it out of the plastic base & setting it nearby was the best route... FORTUNATELY I set newspapers down in a huge rectangle first... although I was wondering if I could "skim" by without the newspapers! 'Sorry you had to go through that!!! :-I Frustrating, isn't it?? Ah, the joys of being a Mother.... Melissa ================================================================== Owned by one hooman kid & the five ferret kids: Dexter, Cocoa, MoJo, Dodger & RockStar >^v^<-,--------,'''''' ================================================================== [Posted in FML issue 2509]