Otter Driver I too have a tall midwest cage with 2 plastic shelves & 2 ramps. I have heard several times of ferrets breaking their backs falling inside these cages. Whenever we get one in, we modify it. It has a huge amount of wasted space! Simply go to Home Depot & get the vinyl coated shelving for pantries (spaces are smaller than the one for closets). It comes in a 6' length. Have them cut it in 2 pieces to fit across your cage. The cages I've redone are 34" or so across. Measure yours though, to make sure! This will give you 2 shelves. You can also get a wire basket with a lower front...it is the stacking kind. Then you get the plastic wire ties from the electrical department. Also get some vinyl flooring to cover your new shelves & the floor of the basket. Attach everything with the plastic wire ties. Take out the ladders, to make room to get the shelves in. Install on the 3rd bar down (including the bar near the top) in the back, the top shelf. On the next bar below that, on the right, install one of the plastic shelves, ours run back to front. Install bottom wire shelf in the back, 2 bars below top plastic shelf. The bottom plastic shelf goes on the left, 2 bars down from the top wire shelf. Hook the basket up on the left, in the front, to the bottom of the top wire shelf. Attach the long ramp in the front, from the top plastic shelf to the bottom plastic shelf. Attach the short ramp in the back to the bottom plastic ramp, extending to the floor. Hang a hammock at the top level just even or below the top wire shelf, making it extend over the ladder & plastic shelf (it will be on the right). Hang a second hammock in the empty space to the right in the front. Attach it to the bottom wire shelf & the front of the cage. Line the wire shelves & the basket with the vinyl flooring (cut to fit). Add all the essentials & you're set! Good luck Jeanine of the Ferret Rescue at Mutt Management www.bigfoot.com/~muttmanagement [Posted in FML issue 2661]