Hello everyone,
I recently upgraded my rat cage to a taller (and very big) bird cage which offers less floor space than my previous one, but is much taller so allows lots of hanging toys / climbing space etc for my rats and they seem to be enjoying it.
I wanted to build a few shelves into it with ladders for them to climb up, because at the moment they are having to climb up the bars (which are vertical rather than horizontal) which might be a bit difficult for them in later life. I've got absolutely no idea what to use for these shelves as the cage isn't very easy to modify, with just two small doors roughly 6" across. I bought some wooden 'steps' from eBay which are great and attach to the cage perfectly, however the rats have now decided this is their preferred place to relieve themselves, thus making the wood rather smelly.
These ramps are really great and can be changed to all sorts of angles etc but I don't really want them stinking out my room.
If anyone has any ideas on what to use for ramps / shelves within the cage or tips on how to clean the wooden shelves or lessen the smell it'd be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
I recently upgraded my rat cage to a taller (and very big) bird cage which offers less floor space than my previous one, but is much taller so allows lots of hanging toys / climbing space etc for my rats and they seem to be enjoying it.
I wanted to build a few shelves into it with ladders for them to climb up, because at the moment they are having to climb up the bars (which are vertical rather than horizontal) which might be a bit difficult for them in later life. I've got absolutely no idea what to use for these shelves as the cage isn't very easy to modify, with just two small doors roughly 6" across. I bought some wooden 'steps' from eBay which are great and attach to the cage perfectly, however the rats have now decided this is their preferred place to relieve themselves, thus making the wood rather smelly.
These ramps are really great and can be changed to all sorts of angles etc but I don't really want them stinking out my room.
If anyone has any ideas on what to use for ramps / shelves within the cage or tips on how to clean the wooden shelves or lessen the smell it'd be greatly appreciated.
Thanks