January 2012
452 posts
courtneypamyupamyu asked: In response to the person who wrote in about the wire bottom on the cage, what I did was I fit the fabric I wanted to use (like, fleece or whatever) to the cage bottom and any other parts where they would be walking on wire, and I put a gromet in the corners and secured that with a binder ring and in some spots, unsodered jumprings. You don't have to use gromets, you can just cut a hole. It...
doodlemutt asked: To further comment on the wire bottom cage question - using alligator or bulldog clips to pin the cardboard and/or cloth to the wire is also a good idea - this way, the critters can't pull it up. When I first had wire bottom cages, I practically made fleece pillowcases and slipped in some plexiglass so the rats couldn't lift it up. To make it more absorbent, I stuffed it with fleece...
satellitefive asked: Hey, quick question! My rat cage has a wire bottom, and I line it with washable fleece blankets for my ratties. But, of course, they have to make the perfect bed and move all of the fleece around and expose a lot of the wire floor - which they then walk on. I'm nervous about them walking on the wire with their little paws. Does anyone have any ideas to modify my set-up?
December 2011
414 posts
I hope you and your rats all have a lovely new...
I’d love to see some more submissions in 2012 too, so keep them coming! :)
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WatchLilly sleeping in my lap yesterday whilst I was on the computer. She loves to lay on her back and will stay like that for hours if you tickle her!
Excuse my baby voice and mum saying she looks dead at the end, I assure you she’s not! Aha.
Watcharattoremember:
I just found this old trust training video of Jasmine. She had been so afraid of me and one night when I was up late studying, I just opened the top of their cage and Jasmine came poking out and sniffing around. I put my arm out to her and tried to get her to come down, but she was pretty paranoid like the bottom of my arm was some bit of fire or something. She’d put one foot...
