hi dan... i recently bought my ferrets a 10ft x 8ft x 8ft shed and covered the floor with vynil lino which is easy to clean, just a simple sweep up then i wash the floor down. in every corner i have a litter tray which all 6 of my ferrets use, you might get the occassional mess on the floor but other than that i find this works well. i had them litter trained within days and i use catsan litter thats expensive to buy but needs changing much more less than that cheap crap which works out cheaper cause i use less. out of interest you say you covered the floor in gloss ? id just point out one thi