Hi Karen, et. al.
I have had 8 in one cage for years now, and when traveling in my motor home
it was only 28"wide, 27"high, & 17"deep. A much better size for the house
is 36" wide, 48" high & 14" deep. That one has 4 levels, & 3 hammocks, 3
ski caps for snuggling. The smaller the cage the more exercise time they
need out of the cage.
I consider myself lucky that I can have them in the same cage without major
squabbles, though it took some time. If one was beating up on another, I'd
pinch the aggressor in the rear & when I got his attention I'd say "not so
rough! Play nice!".. It sounds weird, but it worked.
The litter pan is a small cat pan that fits perfectly on the bottom level.
I also covered the wire floors with linoleum, then carpet pieces on that. I
use 3 litter boxes; one is tied in place, the 2nd. has Natures' fresh
newspaper pellets with no oils added like cedar, etc.. The 3rd box I have
filled with liter outside the cage. When it's time to change the litter, I
remove the dirty box #2, replace with clean box #3, & am able to close the
door with out the hurd coming out, if I just want to change the litter, &
let them play later. I then can take my time cleaning the dirty box #2, &
fill it with clean litter for the next change. Much easier, & they don't
have time to dirty the floor when there would be no box in place like when
you only use one box.
Hope this helps, have fun! :)
Gary & the gang of fur ->
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