Current Cage Setup

[pegleg]

I currently have Binx in a critter nation cage, set up like this:
Whole Cage:


Top Level:



This is mainly where he hangs out. Usually the tube is stretched out more but he managed to do that to it. His water is on this floor, and his food is above that.

Bottom Level:



Where he poops haha. I'm sure I could use a bigger litter box, but he does use that one and seems to like it. It's the kind he had at the petstore, and other than a rogue poop or two everything has been in there.

He's got his two hammocks, he's got balls with bells and his tunnel. What else can I give him that also won't make the cage too crowded?

[LindaM]

You may wish to take the corner box and throw it as far as you can sometime soon in the future. Binxy may be okay with it now.. but as he grows.. that litter box is gonna cause you nothing but sorrow and a pile of protest poops. Most ferrets despise the corner litter boxes and wholeheartedly prefer a larger, rectangular box in which they can fit their entire body, all four feet. Some are snooty and have extra requirements before they will relent their onslaught of unhappy poops, like mine did, we ended up needing to DIY some boxes for ours because they wanted boxes big enough that were also enclosed, dark, and had a very low lip for the backwards butt scoot. ; P

[pegleg]

Haha got it! I'll do a diy one or see if I can get a good sized cat box from walmart or amazon for him then~ How does the rest of the cage look? Do you think he has enough to do when I'm not home? That's the main thing I worry about for this poor guy

[LindaM]

Hmm.. personally.. my cages were always somewhat cluttered.. my fuzzies never seemed to mind and our cat always wanted to be inside there too. But the cage looks good, there's sleeping spots. I might include a sleeping sack or a small kitty bed with a blankie to get buried in. But that's just me and can honestly lead to clutter, but again, my kids loved it.

As for enough to do.. well, part of that is gonna depend on your fuzzy.. whether they are a chewer or not. Since Binxy is a kit, chewing from teething can still be a thing.. but some ferrets.. chewers.. they never go past that stage and often end up a danger to themselves when they chew on things and ingest pieces of something that could end up as a fatal/life-threatening blockage. My furballs aren't prone to chewing, so they always had lots of jingle balls in their cage and some soft toys with squeakers, grunters or crinkles. I could often hear them at night playing in the cage with their toys (we used to put them back at night when we went to bed, but now they have their own ferret room to themselves).

Oh, one more thing, toss that water bottle as far as you can and right away. I'll tell you why so you don't think I'm crazy. While water bottles like that are great for rodents who have teeth that are always growing, they are incredibly bad for ferrets and instead can cause damage and chipping to teeth, and they also inhibit them from drinking enough water because it takes so much work to drink out of those things. Using a lock croc bowl, like the ones for parrots or dog carriers where they use a wingnut to attach to the cage, works really well instead. You may have some splashing for a day or two, but it gets old for them soon enough.

[pegleg]

He does bury under the fleece blankets, but mostly he seems to prefer sprawling out sleeping in the open. But I can put a kitty bed on one of the smaller platforms~

Binx isn't a chewer I don't think. His favorite game is to nose the jingle balls down all the ramps, then carry them back up haha. I think he'd honestly be traumatized if I took away his jingle balls, but since he doesn't chew them that shouldn't be a problem. But I'll watch out for it.

And I'll give that water bottle to the guinea pigs~ They can always use an extra one since there's three of them I've got a spare ceramic bowl that he can use for water until I can get the one that attaches. I just had him with the bottle because that's what he had in the petstore, but I'm sure he'll figure a bowl out~

[LindaM]

He'll figure out the bowl very fast. Don't be surprised if he tries a snorkel or two at first, haha. They drink much better when they get it from a bowl, and using a lock croc simply makes it less prone to a mess as some enjoy shoving and tipping over their water bowls when they can.

[pegleg]

Haha I just gave him the bowl and he's definitely snorkeling in it.

[LindaM]

You can always get a nice big, flat plastic storage container, and fill it with some water and throw toys and the like in there. Mine like snorkeling things out of the water. I occasionally allow them to snorkel out frozen shrimp too.

[pegleg]

I got him a big litter box today~ And maybe I'll try that! I don't know if he'll eat shrimp though. Right now we're still learning to eat soupies

[LindaM]

My kids are weird about it, sometimes they'll snack a shrimp and eat it entirely, sometimes they'll chew on it, other times they just fish it out and then leave it. LOL.

[pegleg]

Haha Binx just seems to like playing in his little bowl. I guess the best way to drink is to shove one's entire face into the water.