Litter pan under the hay rack

[smokeyandsnuggl]

I don't know about anyone else's piggies but mine tend to pee right under the hay rack because they spend so much time there. I put a litter box below the hay rack and it collects about 75% of pee. This might help with hay being attached to fleece and absorbing pee. I use CareFresh in the pan. This is not a corner pan but more rectangle with a high back and low front. Don't know if this will help anyone but good luck!:cheerful:

 

[cavy-cool-crazy]

I also do this. I stuff hi-back litter trays with hay and put some in racks and they pee and poop in the trays loads. It certainly saves a lot of cleaning work!

 

[JennG]

I made one out of extra coroplast and it works really well. It not only keeps the pee and poop more in there but the hay as well. I posted some of my pictures on the accessory section.

 

[philosopig]

it seems like this is a great idea, and I really want to do it. But doesn't it obstruct the perimeter of the cage and therefore hinder their lap-running?

 

[JennG]

I have my girls' kitchen area on the 2nd level. Its a 2x3. That way they have plenty of room to run on the main floor. I keep a water bottle, their hay rack, a hidey house, their pellet dishes and their veggie/fruit dishes.

 

[ScottandDebbie]

Thanks for this thread smokeyandsnuggl.

I never really thought about putting pans under the hay racks.

You are so right...
My boys like to pee right under their hay racks.

Thanks for that tip.

 

[kittnkarr]

Thanks for the ideas. I bought a high back pan tonight and placed it under the hay rack. I'll see what happens maybe I might be lucky and they start doing there business more often there. I also put one similar to that on the lower level to see if they will use it. I do have one question... Do the pigs have more tendency to use the litter box if it is filled with certain materials? I see some people use small animal litters, hay, carefresh, etc... Is there something about hay that makes them want to use that material for the bathroom more?

Thanks

 

[Lacy&Buttercup]

I made a litter pan out of extra coroplast also and put it under the hay rack. I've put newspaper in it. I tried shavings but they tracked it all over the fleece with their little feet. I'm thinking of trying Yesterday's News in it. I also took out their other litter box to give them more room. So far, so good. No hay mess or urine outside the pan.

 

[Slap Maxwell]

Mine is made out of an old sterio cover. There is a picture in the gallery. It works really nicely and is a little bigger than a 1x1 area.

Right now I am using pine in it, which can create a mess on the fleece. After this huge bag runs out I may switch to wood stove pellets.

 

[smokeyandsnuggl]

I glad this is working out for everyone. I actually started using this at floor time 1st. I was trying to contain my hoovering efforts. I use the guinea pig playpen (2) hooked together with a vinyl table cloth with towels on top of that at floor time. My hay rack hangs from that but inside the litter box. It helped alot. I carefresh for the litterbox, but thats because I don't want to vacum up any more bedding than I have to.