pocketmonster
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Cavy Slave
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Heya guys!
Remember me? I've been on an almost year-long hiatus but alas, my life has calmed down and here I am again
I've had my two little ladies, Radley and Olive, on Carefresh for the past few months. While I do like that it is low maintenance and doesn't require daily grooming with the vacuum, I'm finding it expensive to keep paying to fill the girls 2x4 C&C. Also, it gets messy looking by the time cleaning day comes around!
Here's their cage right now:
It's MESSY. There really isn't that much poo in it because I cleaned it a week ago, but their hay gets sooo messy and I can't handle it. I don't like using hay racks or grids to maintain their hay because it's more natural for them to graze, lay and roll around in the hay. Even if it does mean I have to buy hay more than I should because they do their business on it...
So, my plan is to construct a 2x1 coro tray the same height as their containing tray to place inside the cage where Miss Olive is now to serve as a little kitchen . It would be filled with shavings and would contain hay and pellets while the rest of the cage is fleece, with a little section cut out for them to get in and out. I hope this is making sense, hehe.
The part with the fleece draped atop will be replaced by two grids of fleece forest. I hope they like them!
Here's the fleece I'm using:
Leopard is gonna make the poos hard to see but it's so fabulous I couldn't resist, hehe.
Any suggestions for other things I could improve upon, or ideas for new hideys? Oh and please include pictures of your cages for inspiration.
Thanks!!
Oh, and here's a few pictures of the ladies cause I can't resist their cuteness
^ Radley!
^ Olive!
^ Olive and I in some morning cuddles yesterday
Thanks for your feedback!
Remember me? I've been on an almost year-long hiatus but alas, my life has calmed down and here I am again
I've had my two little ladies, Radley and Olive, on Carefresh for the past few months. While I do like that it is low maintenance and doesn't require daily grooming with the vacuum, I'm finding it expensive to keep paying to fill the girls 2x4 C&C. Also, it gets messy looking by the time cleaning day comes around!
Here's their cage right now:
It's MESSY. There really isn't that much poo in it because I cleaned it a week ago, but their hay gets sooo messy and I can't handle it. I don't like using hay racks or grids to maintain their hay because it's more natural for them to graze, lay and roll around in the hay. Even if it does mean I have to buy hay more than I should because they do their business on it...
So, my plan is to construct a 2x1 coro tray the same height as their containing tray to place inside the cage where Miss Olive is now to serve as a little kitchen . It would be filled with shavings and would contain hay and pellets while the rest of the cage is fleece, with a little section cut out for them to get in and out. I hope this is making sense, hehe.
The part with the fleece draped atop will be replaced by two grids of fleece forest. I hope they like them!
Here's the fleece I'm using:
Leopard is gonna make the poos hard to see but it's so fabulous I couldn't resist, hehe.
Any suggestions for other things I could improve upon, or ideas for new hideys? Oh and please include pictures of your cages for inspiration.
Thanks!!
Oh, and here's a few pictures of the ladies cause I can't resist their cuteness
^ Radley!
^ Olive!
^ Olive and I in some morning cuddles yesterday
Thanks for your feedback!
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