Hey guys! I currently have 2 fuzzies and this is my first time having fuzzies so it's definitely been an adventure! 

So my problem right now is that I found that they are "digging" into my box spring and have made a hole in there. I've tried multiple ways to block off the area, but as you all well know I'm sure, they can squeeze into tight spaces. Not to mention they can be quite determined once they've set their mind to do something. I'm not entirely sure how to deal with this behavior. (Perhaps bed frame and ply wood to prevent digging into the bottom of the box spring?)
For a while now I have given them free range in my room all the time and it's been fine until I figured out what they were doing with the box spring. So now I changed it so I have their cage in my room and am thinking they may have to stay in there when I'm not home to supervise or able to supervise. I just worry for their teeth because my one will chew and pull at the bars with her teeth. 

Any suggestions? Any ideas on providing mental stimulation for them while they are outside the cage? I did just get some biodegradable packing peanuts/dig box that's on it's way to me. I'm hoping they find that somewhat interesting. 

Thoughts? Suggestions? 
Thanks all!!!

If you don't already you reallllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllly need a rice box. Ferrets we have come from working ferrets with digging in their nature. Mattresses and couches are great because they are dark and full of stuffing perfect for digging. Some things you can try are: get an allergin mattress bag. They're sleeves usually made of a thick plastic sheet or vinyl made to block dust from getting in and are pretty hardy against ferrets. You could also try putting your mattress on a plywood sheet. And finally go get some of those black plastic yard pipes. Your little fuzzies will go crazy running through them and it can satisfy, with a rice box, the urge to dig and tunnel. 

yeah the dig box is a good idea.  Peanuts are great.  If they get tired of those, you can try sand, plastic balls, rice, beans, etc.  If you don't have tunnels/tubes for them, they are also favorites.  And make a multi-room mansion/castle out of cardboard boxes.  Tape them together and cut holes so they can get from room to room.  I put t-shirts and plastic bags and sometimes treats in different rooms.  It gives them a place to hide and sleep, and hide toys and stuff, so they may lay off the box spring.

You can use a staple gun to attach an old sheet under the box spring.   If you don't have a staple gun, try just putting a fitted sheet upside down on the bottom.

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My kids have all the toys, dig box, swimming pool, tunnels.  But they still got into the box spring.  What I did was take a sheet and stapled it to base board of the box spring.  Make sure you make it really tight.

This fix our problem in our household.  Once, they know they can get into the box spring, they will continued until you fix it.

Good luck and I hope this helps

rotated your toys....

Thank you everyone so much for your tips! :)

I was thinking of using rice, but I am concerned they may eat the rice or that it may be a choking hazard which is why I went with the packing peanuts instead.  

Rotating toys. Awesome idea. I should be sure to do that. And I just bought a staple gun so I can staple an old sheet to the box spring. 


Thanks again everyone!!! :)   

If you use rice, use uncooked, long grain rice.  Don't use precooked.  Mine also loves play sand, until  kitty used it for a litter box when I left the cover off.

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Awesome! Thank you! :)

Welcome to the wonderful world of ferret proofing. A job that will never really end as you fix one problem they will come up with a new one for you. As for the free roam in you room 1 thing I used when we had the foster or have company over is that I would use the ferret playpen. Not that they are just in the pen itself. Their cages are against the wall so I open the playpen up and wedge it against the wall so there cage is inside but the pen surrounds it (playpen actually surrounds 3 sides of the cage back is against the wall). It allows them to have some play space outside their cage but still limits the "Trouble" they can get into. GOOD LUCK