I have a stubborn fuzzy guy who walks in to the litterbox, sniffs around and then poops in front of it - about 20% of the time. I protect my hard wood floors with sheets of vinyl flooring. Silly me didn't do this until 2+ years of owning ferrets ! The clean up is so much easier and it does save (what's left of) my floors. Kristeen & Matt (Mr. Poopy-Pants as my sister calls him), Katie & Al. [Posted in FML issue 3208]