Post by RedSky on Mar 16, 2015 7:28:29 GMT -5
I too use fleece blankets to cover the floor/shelves in their cage. I pull them all out at least twice a week and chuck them in the wash straight away as I find if left they really stink, but I am very sensitive with smells. If someone has missed the litter tray I use some tissue to pick up, if it's wet I tend to pull the blanket out and replace.
As for shavings, at the rescue they had shavings in the corners to go to the toilet on so when I brought them home I used shavings in their litter trays for a week or so and slowly moved them over to Fitch (like cheaper nicer carefresh) which is the same stuff I use for the hamster and gerbil cages. It can be used for a wide range of animals and I was careful to watch them with it in their cage for the first few days (I would put a litter tray in with it in and stay in their room for hours) just to make sure they didn't think it was a snack. No sign of anyone eating it but it is a risk you take every time you introduce something new to them.
Out of their cage I just put puppy pads in corners they normally use, yes sometimes they go somewhere they have never been before so I have to quickly clean up. And I do a spot check in the litter trays at least twice a day and a full empty and wash out when I change the fleeces.
Since ferrets are pretty good at going in corners could you not just put a litter box in every corner or put puppy pads down in each corner. Add more if they consistently go somewhere else.
I personally wouldn't want my ferrets walking around on shavings or any sort of absorbent bedding as I feel it would dry out their fur and skin.
I have a poorly ferret at the moment who has just had an operation. He's not great with toileting and with his stitches I don't think he should be climbing in and out of a litter tray so he's in play pen in our bedroom. To protect the carpet and to make sure I can keep it clean I've put down blankets and then puppy pads in each corner that I replace at least 3 times a day (but usually more).
Not sure if this is going to sound mean but why can't you wash the blankets mid-week? Surely if you are old enough and responsible enough to have pets you can be trusted to wash the blankets, especially if there is no other washing done during the week? Or do you not have a machine at home? I know some people have to wait until the weekend to go to the laundromat. No judging or anything just wondering.
As for shavings, at the rescue they had shavings in the corners to go to the toilet on so when I brought them home I used shavings in their litter trays for a week or so and slowly moved them over to Fitch (like cheaper nicer carefresh) which is the same stuff I use for the hamster and gerbil cages. It can be used for a wide range of animals and I was careful to watch them with it in their cage for the first few days (I would put a litter tray in with it in and stay in their room for hours) just to make sure they didn't think it was a snack. No sign of anyone eating it but it is a risk you take every time you introduce something new to them.
Out of their cage I just put puppy pads in corners they normally use, yes sometimes they go somewhere they have never been before so I have to quickly clean up. And I do a spot check in the litter trays at least twice a day and a full empty and wash out when I change the fleeces.
Since ferrets are pretty good at going in corners could you not just put a litter box in every corner or put puppy pads down in each corner. Add more if they consistently go somewhere else.
I personally wouldn't want my ferrets walking around on shavings or any sort of absorbent bedding as I feel it would dry out their fur and skin.
I have a poorly ferret at the moment who has just had an operation. He's not great with toileting and with his stitches I don't think he should be climbing in and out of a litter tray so he's in play pen in our bedroom. To protect the carpet and to make sure I can keep it clean I've put down blankets and then puppy pads in each corner that I replace at least 3 times a day (but usually more).
Not sure if this is going to sound mean but why can't you wash the blankets mid-week? Surely if you are old enough and responsible enough to have pets you can be trusted to wash the blankets, especially if there is no other washing done during the week? Or do you not have a machine at home? I know some people have to wait until the weekend to go to the laundromat. No judging or anything just wondering.