A screen should be in place on the front of the cage to prevent animals from escaping. The J-type feeders are removed as this is also a route of escape for these animals. Each cage is equipped with a litter tray and a tray liner. This liner is to be changed three times weekly. Feeders and water bottles are to be changed daily.
Cages are to be washed via the cage washer at intervals of no more than two weeks.
Schedule your work with your supervisor so that this can be accomplished. Place a clean, dry towel within each cage for the ferret to nest in. This towel should be changed when the cages are changed or as needed if soiled. Take them to the room leaving all but one in the corridor, take one clean rack into the room at a time. Place a plastic backed absorbent pad into a litter tray that is clean and free of any urine stone.