Toilet Material....

[Blackbriar 8,568]

 

When my ferret's lived in separate smaller groups, I used those puppy pad things, but now I've got them all living peacefully together, and they're getting through no end of them !

 

Ive heard so many conflicting answers, so....once and for all -

 

Can I safely use newspaper for their toilet corner ?

[Aussie Whip 3,819]

Mine shit through wire floor in corner onto tray underneath, if different set up could use cat litter tray with crystal litter(lasts a lot longer).Don't know about newspaper,but use to get fish and chips in it so wouldn't be that toxic.

[Arry 18,487]

Mine shit through wire floor in corner onto tray underneath, if different set up could use cat litter tray with crystal litter(lasts a lot longer).Don't know about newspaper,but use to get fish and chips in it so wouldn't be that toxic.

I use the same method a wire strip at the end which lets the crap drop through to a seed tray full of sand or saw dust peat etc. But it needs to be strong weld mesh or cut the bottom from of a supper market trolly, the ferret seem to know what to do and the rest of the area says clean.

 

Cheers Arry

Edited February 22, 2017 by Arry

[terryd 8,014]

I have a tray screwed to a flat board that they can't move then another tray the same size seated in that one full of saw dust. So I can just lift the tray out empty and replace

 

 

news paper doesn't seem the best choice and messy I would have thought

Edited February 22, 2017 by terryd

[The one 8,391]

Dont think it matters what you use only matters how often you clean them out

[The one 8,391]

Then saying that newspapers will make albinos dirty with the print

[jtaylor 11]

What size mesh did you use I've got some at work but thinking it might be too big and there legs would fall through?

[The one 8,391]

My old huts had mesh on them when they where at my dads as he was out the way and the chickens would scratch about in the ferrets scat there was a 1/4 layer then under that 1inch mesh after i had to replace the mesh twice as there pee rots it i thought this isnt for me and put plywood floors in both the hutches

[Arry 18,487]

What size mesh did you use I've got some at work but thinking it might be too big and there legs would fall through?

I use 1'x1" weld mesh heaver the better, as I mentioned like the bottom of a super market trolly.

 

Cheers Arry

Edited February 23, 2017 by Arry

[stealthy1 3,964]

All I have is a bit of 2x2 screwed onto the cage floor about 18 inches away from the wall of the cage, on the opposite end to the nestbox, fill with shavings, scoop it out with a coal scuttle shovel, job done.

[Furrosious ferreter 499]

Ive got an old side unit draw in one corner with sawdust in.

And a plastic oil drum cut bottom off with a high back screwed to hutch also with saw dust in.

I just pick out crap and wet dust when i feed them.

 

FF

[joe14 98]

Dont use crystal cat litter or clumping. If they swallow it or it gets inside their "bits" its gonna cause a blockage. I use woodbased if you have an home bargains near you they sell 15litre bag for 3 quid. If not try wilko. I use pets at home shavings for other ferrets cause their dust extracted. I use large cat trays and big square potting trays from b & q for big hobs. I deffo would not put any of mi ne at risk of getting their limbs trapped in mesh. Lazy way. Clean daily use disinfectant. I also use some cat litter powdee sprinkle it under litter or shavings absorbs pee smell.

Hope this helps

[Arry 18,487]

Dont use crystal cat litter or clumping. If they swallow it or it gets inside their "bits" its gonna cause a blockage. I use woodbased if you have an home bargains near you they sell 15litre bag for 3 quid. If not try wilko. I use pets at home shavings for other ferrets cause their dust extracted. I use large cat trays and big square potting trays from b & q for big hobs. I deffo would not put any of mi ne at risk of getting their limbs trapped in mesh. Lazy way. Clean daily use disinfectant. I also use some cat litter powdee sprinkle it under litter or shavings absorbs pee smell.

Hope this helps

Each to there own mate. I've kept ferrets for over fifty years and never had a limb trapped in the mesh in all that time. Their kept clean dry warm out for a run every day and fed well thats the main thing.

 

Cheers Arry

[terryd 8,014]

Mine got his todger caught in a hanging basket he was very very lucky I was there

[coneykenny 98]

bagged wood shavings with the dust extracted.soaks all up