gazguildford 0 Posted March 22, 2009 Report Share Posted March 22, 2009 Lol ill get some pics up tomorrow. There is one tray in the hutch on the top level and he is doing his business on the bottom level so ill find another tray and put one down there to my partners ferrets do the biz only on a certain level try putting their food and water on the top level with his bedding and such and just move the litter tray to the bottom i think that may work Quote Link to post
lorelei0922 2 Posted March 22, 2009 Report Share Posted March 22, 2009 Keeping smells and germs down in the hutch... 1st.. cover the wood bits with Lino or something NON permeable... it will keep the smell from soaking into the wood.. only use woodchip or whatever on the poo level if they are refusing the tray... Next .. scoop tray and poo daily and continue thorough cleaning 3 times a week ... even if it looks fine dont do it less than 1 time a week consider the food you feed... if you feed raw.. fine... their poo stinks a lot less...but if you're feeding dry kibble.. check the ingredients.. those with fishmeal in the list will give ya smellier poo... and make their coats etc smell more as well... a spray to help... we use this http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/5L-ODOURFRESH-PET-DI...1742.m153.l1262 you dilute it way down .. and it will last just about ages.. comes in lots of scents blah blah blah.. but mostly its a great sanitizer and deoderant... kills all kinds of germs and bacteria and fungus etc... and the smell will definitely help on the parent front.. another option for helping on the parent front is getting any males castrated.. the smell practically disapears.... Quote Link to post
welshhound2 20 Posted March 22, 2009 Report Share Posted March 22, 2009 hi pencoed hunter ive just modified our lads ferret cage and thought this may help the hutch is basicaly 4ft long by 1 half ft high by 1half foot deep but heres the best bit a wire exstension built on the end of it similar to what the mink breeders use and a slide out tray attatched below to catch the waste makes cleaning and disinfecting much easier Quote Link to post
pencoed hunter 7 Posted March 22, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2009 I have some laminate flooring here that were not using would that be better than just wood in the hutch like you said it soaking in to the wood Quote Link to post
lorelei0922 2 Posted March 22, 2009 Report Share Posted March 22, 2009 I have some laminate flooring here that were not using would that be better than just wood in the hutch like you said it soaking in to the wood i'd say anything that would keep the smell from soaking into the wood... you can find lino and all that at carboots pretty cheap too.. or check your local freecycle we find tons of things that i could use for ferrets Quote Link to post
pencoed hunter 7 Posted March 22, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2009 I have been on free cycle but haven't got a clue how to use it properly lol Quote Link to post
pencoed hunter 7 Posted March 22, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2009 Ah think I have it is it all free plus the postage? Quote Link to post
pencoed hunter 7 Posted March 22, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2009 Ok I have put a litter tray on the top and bottom level but he will only shit on the opposite side of the tray so i will just leave him to it for a while and see how it goes Quote Link to post
pencoed hunter 7 Posted March 25, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2009 stills shits outside the tray only on the bottom floor tho Quote Link to post
Kay 3,709 Posted March 25, 2009 Report Share Posted March 25, 2009 stills shits outside the tray only on the bottom floor tho I have never been able to get one to poo in a tray , anywhere but the tray so i gave up Quote Link to post
stealthy1 3,964 Posted March 26, 2009 Report Share Posted March 26, 2009 All I do is put a couple of handfulls of shavings at the opposite side of the cage to the bedding area, my fezzers seem happy to crap there. Quote Link to post
drwolly 8 Posted March 26, 2009 Report Share Posted March 26, 2009 Unbelievable, now the weather is warming up my two have gone back to sleeping in the hammock, and using the "bed area" as a friggin toilet again!!! Quote Link to post
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