Litter Pan for Hay = Cleaner Cages
- ItsaZoo
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With Millie, I change out the chenille every couple of days. She pees everywhere and is smelly if I don’t stay on top of things. (Sorry, Millie, but it’s true.)
Ruby Sue can have a chenille pad in her pen for a week. Even though she drinks more water, she pees in her hay box or on one of the extra pads where she sleeps. (She makes up for her good hygiene by chewing on the bars to get on my nerves.)
The chenille seems to be more absorbent than my fleece pads. And when I shake out the chenille, most of the hay and poops and hair shake out. Some of the hay seeds stick though. They launder nice and dry quickly.
Ruby Sue can have a chenille pad in her pen for a week. Even though she drinks more water, she pees in her hay box or on one of the extra pads where she sleeps. (She makes up for her good hygiene by chewing on the bars to get on my nerves.)
The chenille seems to be more absorbent than my fleece pads. And when I shake out the chenille, most of the hay and poops and hair shake out. Some of the hay seeds stick though. They launder nice and dry quickly.
- ItsaZoo
- Supporter in 2024
That’s a good idea, but I’d have to cover the whole front of the cage. She can stretch all the way to the top (she may be part ferret) and will find any bare spot to chew on when she gets excited. I’ve woven apple sticks through the bars, and put paper, cardboard, and woven play balls everywhere she chews and she just goes around them.
So now I distract her with a “Chit” sound like the Dog Whisperer uses when he needs to get a dog’s attention. It works for the most part, and it’s funny the surprised look she gets like, “Oh, was I incessantly chewing again?”
So now I distract her with a “Chit” sound like the Dog Whisperer uses when he needs to get a dog’s attention. It works for the most part, and it’s funny the surprised look she gets like, “Oh, was I incessantly chewing again?”
I used to put hay in a little hopper that attached to the cage, but my guinea pigs didn't care too much for it. I just put it down on the floor of the cage for them. It doubles as extra bedding and they all enjoy it. The downside is that it makes cleaning and shaking out the fleece. I also have to change their blankets religiously, but it's all worthwhile to keep them comfortable and happy.
They set their cages up how they want. I just put in the pile and they eat the parts they like and spread the rest out wherever they want to lay in it. Most of them move their hut or tunnel on it so they can have cover too.
Exactly the same reasons I do it. If I have to work harder for the little ones, so be it. I'm willing to do it.