Muddy water flicked up shed walls - wet feet, help!

N&T have 24/7 access to their run(s). As such, they often come back into their shed and end up flicking muddy water up the walls. It's awful, I clean it and 2 weeks later it's covered again! It's even worse in winter :roll:. I'd prefer not to have to keep scrubbing it down... the paint is kitchen/bathroom wipeable paint but I know that it will affect the paint eventually even though I only use water - plus in winter I'd rather not put water all over the walls.

So my question is... I need something absorbant to put by their runaround connection to try to dry their paws off a bit.

N&T chew pretty much everything furry, so blankets won't work. Mats may work, depending on how thick they are. I haven't tried them with the coir type doormats - does anyone know if they are decent at drying things off, even if the thing doesn't wipe their paws on it? Also, is it dangerous if eaten? I can see that they'd chew it :roll: I suppose something like this is cheap enough to give it a go... http://www.wilko.com/doormats/wilko-door-mat-pvc-backed-coir-40cmx60cm/invt/0204626?VBMST=doormat

I've seen those magic mats which are supposed to be good when you have muddy dogs etc, but they're quite expensive and N&T might just chew it. It might be worth a try though if they're very effective, does anyone know if they are?

They do wee on carpet, but a carpet square might be a possibility...

Any other suggestions? Apart from getting N&T some shoes?

P.S shed floor is lino, so obviously not absorbant at all. They have megazorb and hay in their litter trays, but that doesn';t seem to dry their paws off much.

Learn to embrace the muddy look :lol:. Whatever mine flick up the shed walls stays on the shed walls .

Mackers said:

Learn to embrace the muddy look :lol:. Whatever mine flick up the shed walls stays on the shed walls .

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I do fear I might have to admit defeat on this one... this is my last ditch effort :lol: What makes it worse is how offended N&T act when I wash the walls :roll: If they didn't make such a mess I wouldn't have to annoy them by cleaning it :lol:

How about some correx or perspex on the walls (with a wooden baton at the top to stop them chewing it, although they may chew the wood)?

Embracing the muddy look sounds a lot easier and more relaxing.

Mine have an old carpet. It does get a bit chewed but it will be thrown out and replaced.

tulsi said:

How about some correx or perspex on the walls (with a wooden baton at the top to stop them chewing it, although they may chew the wood)?

Embracing the muddy look sounds a lot easier and more relaxing.

Mine have an old carpet. It does get a bit chewed but it will be thrown out and replaced.

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Correx or perspex would be useless unfortunately, as the walls are already fully boarded and painted over with kitchen and bathroom wipeable paint. I want to avoid getting it there in the first place (as much as possible). It's already wipe clean enough Good suggestion though!

I don't think we have any offcuts of carpet. And the carpet squares in homebase are very 'hard' if you know what I mean? Not soft and absorbant looking like most carpet, just really hard and rough :shock:

Mine chew everything and they don't chew the coir doormat, although they tried for a while. I don't know whether they could wipe their paws on it though as they're house buns.

Hmm what about vet bed doormat?

I have the same problem in my hutches but I'm afraid I just leave it, it'll only get muddy again in 2 mins :roll: I've used some of the office type carpet tiles in my hutch, and they haven't chewed them. U can get them from b&q or the range for about £2.50 each. Another option may be to get a proper mud buster type doormat and nail it down on the floor if ur worried about chewing? I've just nailed a doormat to the top of Summer and Skye's new bed box and they haven't attempted to chew it, and they would if they could!!