I have always let my two ferrets Pumpkin, a blaze and Buddy, a cinnamon panda) free roam. When we started out with Pumpkin she was in the bathroom when sleeping and free roam when we were home. She graduated to the bedroom and bathroom by the time Buddy arrived she had full run of the house. We would corral them at night to sleep in the bedroom but after the scratching at the door was to much to take at four in the morning we let them have full free roam. Be cautious when allowing full run of the house. You always need to watch out for the front door. For pooping the best idea so far is newspaper inside a low cardboard box, really low like for a case of soda. But when the fuzzies have free roam you always need to know what they can get into. Buddy, who did I mention is huge 7 months old and already 3 solid pounds and 2 feet long, can now jump into the bathtub like nothing, so now the bathroom is off limits. Love, Sandie Pumpkin "The Reigning Diva" Buddy "I am HUGE" [Posted in FML issue 2804]