To [DP], >>What worked for me was to put bedding material (towels, blankets, old >>t-shirts) in the areas of the cage (and corners of the rooms) where I >>didn't want the guys to go to the bathroom. > >We tried putting bedding materials in the corners of the room where we >didn't want our little guy to make a poop and do you know what he did?? >HE WENT RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE BEDDING! Any more suggestions? But was the bedding used? The bedding should be stuff that the ferret has slept on for a day or so. This way it contains his sleep smell and he associates it with a sleep area and not a litterbox. Putting clean bedding down does nothing (at least in my experience!). Mary and the gang of 22.... Mary McCarty-Houser Pennsylvania Ferret Rescue Association Director, Centre County Branch http://www.ferretrescue.com [Posted in FML issue 2654]