I have had Gary for about 5 weeks now, and I know when he is going to poo. He has never made a mess in his viv. I take him out every day except for the 2 days after he has fed, and he always gets quite active .... then he crawls over my hand, perches his bum over the end and Poos. I have now got into the habit of keeping paper towel handy and I just slip this under his tail at the right time. What a clever boy.