Bedding trial

[stroller 341]

Ive been using shavings for bedding the bottom of my cages since Adam was a lad but since starting my new job part of which is an equine centre i noticed the stable staff use a small chip wood called easi bed for the bottom of the stalls. Its £6 for a big bale and is very absorbent which is important when i have 5 ferrets in the one big 6'x6'x2' multi tier cage. Although bulkier to dispose of it will be the bedding of choice from now on.

 

normally i compost my used bedding in amongst garden waste then i use the rotted down stuff along my hedgerows i would never put rotted carnivore compost onto a veg patch or flower bed. im not sure if it would put harmful parasites into the soil but i couldnt in all faith eat my sunday veg knowing that ferret shite had helped them grow :0)

[johnrthrfrd 223]

Nowt the matter with a bit ferret shite Keith lol.

[The one 8,480]

Last bale i got was more like wood chips than shavenings might be the same stuff ?.

[stroller 341]

yes thats it ive found its bulk holds the moisture better confining it to the corner better

[digger71 7]

I could be wrong lads, but i find the finer sawdust more absorbent in the litter tray.

[stroller 341]

i have tried all ways but i cant get my ferrets to use a litter tray, i even got a corner one but they bulldoze them upside down, shite in the other corner, empty the shavings out

[digger71 7]

i have tried all ways but i cant get my ferrets to use a litter tray, i even got a corner one but they bulldoze them upside down, shite in the other corner, empty the shavings out

Try saturating the shavings in the litter tray with water for a few days or so,there less keen to play in the wet shavings. i had the same problem so i made the hole end of the hutch into a litter tray,that way each corner is covered. worth a try and makes cleaning out much easier.

[joe14 98]

You need a large tray, buy 2, screw one down and pop the other one inside it

I use shavings in the trays (horse stuff thats dust extracted, i used to get shavings for free but they were dusty as hell and made me sneeze never mind the ferrets.

 

For bedding I use blankets, bang them in the washer every week or so, they love em, saves me spending on straw etc. (but rinse washer out after LOL, one mistake i made once )

Edited December 31, 2012 by joe14