I've had my boys for about 6 months now, and I was really stressed taking care of them at first because so many people said that they needed hours and hours of free roaming time and I had a hard time giving them that, but they honestly seem perfectly fine chilling in their cage for the majority of their time. Every now and then I'll put towels out on my couch and let them sit with me while I play video games, but they get bored after a half hour or so and I can tell they just want to go back in their cage. Sometimes I bring them into the bathroom with all their toys to hang out, but again, they just seem uninterested in doing anything. So from what I can tell they're fine being in their cage.
I'd like to give them a better option though to hang out outside of their cage and have some fun. I can't just let them loose in my apartment because it would be too much work to rat-proof as there are a lot of places they could get into, like my baseboard heaters and sofa bed. I've been considering a pen but I know they can just climb out of the wire ones no problem, and that seems to be what most are made out of. Does anyone know of any good pens or even easy DIY ideas?
I'd like to give them a better option though to hang out outside of their cage and have some fun. I can't just let them loose in my apartment because it would be too much work to rat-proof as there are a lot of places they could get into, like my baseboard heaters and sofa bed. I've been considering a pen but I know they can just climb out of the wire ones no problem, and that seems to be what most are made out of. Does anyone know of any good pens or even easy DIY ideas?