ferret piss

[king 11,984]

i was wondering if any 1 can help ive got 4 ferrets and my hutch is about 5 foot by 3 foot clean them out every day but no matter how much dust free sawdust i put down the piss is soaking into the wooden floor so ive been spraying diluted dettol on it to kill any germs or stuff what can i do to get aroun this problem ????????

[skinnyrat 0]

use white vinager ,it neutralises the odour and the acid or alkaline,whichever it is,

SkinnyRat

[Mitch 0]

See if you can toilet train them, I just did it with my Kit and she took to it quite easy I cant stand piss everywhere, My hob pisses everywhere but i think its scent marking. I wonder if he wouldve used the box if he was trained

 

Cheers

[Guest chilli]

were they go to the toilet put some plastic underneath stops it soakin into the wood . A spray with some pine disenfectant an u are sorted .

[king 11,984]

read in a book about cutting a square out of the floor and covering with chicken wire and putting a draw underneath filled with sawdust so the piss or shit would fall through into the draw but ive put my hutch on 4 foot legs and coverd it with chicken mesh underneath to give them a small run and cut a hole in floor and put a ramp in so could not use a draw ....

[Guest chilli]

read in a book about cutting a square out of the floor and covering with chicken wire and putting a draw underneath filled with sawdust so the piss or shit would fall through into the draw but ive put my hutch on 4 foot legs and coverd it with chicken mesh underneath to give them a small run and cut a hole in floor and put a ramp in so could not use a draw ....

 

 

you could do dont see the point though !! the plastic way works very well indeed no smell an clean what more could you wish for ?

[bobby 3]

another little point ...is when u clean them out rather than put shavings straight back in there cage leave the floor dry out 4 an hour...i have tried all the fancy ideas and found this 2 b the best.

[forest of dean redneck 11,771]

i had a cage with the mesh square in corner not everything goes through and dogs would bump cage around to eat whats underneath :sick: .have you thought of another cage and halving the ferrets in each?.

[hairyface 211]

have you thought about a cat litter tray, ive got 2 jills and they picked a corner to use as a toilet well as you say it soaked into the wood and stank, so i solved that problem and put a littertray inside and they always use it, clean it out everyday, no more smell

[DiStuRBeD 0]

i use a litter tray to, dont use wood shaving tho, i just use the local newspaper, so much crap in it anyway lol

 

i did have to clamp it to the side of the hutch, and put food in the other corner ... mine doesnt seem to like going where there is food...

[king 11,984]

thanks for the replys

[Guest wickidweasel]

i put a decent bit of lino down to stop it soaking into the wood it lasts for ages and shite dont stick as much. cutting a tub diagonaly in half does work well if you get it in the right corner.

[pegandgun 52]

Dont give your ferrets water so they stop pissing as much.I had ferrets for twenty five years and never once did they have water in the hutch.They where fed meat,you couldnt do this with dry food.

[Guest chilli]

My ferrets donty have to much from there bottles !

[Guest wickidweasel]

mine get 90% of their water from their food (whole carcuss) i put in water just incase it gets warm