I have 2 ferrets in a large cage. I placed the cage in a recessed area of my room and the back of their cage is close to the wall. To my surprise and horror, once I moved the cage out completely, I saw that their feces had hit the wall and dripped down to the floor, and it was now very hard to remove. I am having a painter come (of course I am moving my babies out of the area completely for this) to scrape the wall and repaint the entire room. Does anyone have any good tips on what kind of material I should put on the wall behind and on the side of the cage - to avoid poop getting on the walls themselves? I thought about getting a piece of plexiglass and leaning it up against the wall from the floor up about 4 feet high. I don't want anything ugly and unsightly. I figure I can wipe down the plexiglass to keep it clean and them in a clean environment. Also, what do people use underneath the cage? I have been using a plastic picnic tablecloth which I replace weekly. Their poop seems to not stay in their high backed litter box. They poop other places too. What am I doing wrong? And does anybody have some hints for me. I love my ferrets but need to not have poop on my walls and floor! Thanks to anybody who can share their own experiences with this. Faith, [log in to unmask] [Posted in FML 7081]