I'm not sure how to keep him from going under the liner, so I can't really help with that. But, I just wanted to say that I have a 12-inch by 12-inch square marble tile (from Home Depot) in one corner of my C&C cage so that my hedgie has a cool place to lay if he wants. The thing is pretty heavy, so even if he managed to get under the liner I don't think he could flip it or anything. Maybe you could try getting one of those and putting it in one corner and just put Pepper's food and water on that, which may at least prevent him from tipping those over if he gets under his liner?