3 Tips For A Smelly Cage: Does your small animal pet cage smell? Read this article if you would like to learn three tips for a smelly cage. Written from experience, and guaranteed to help. (Hopefully) 🙂 Smell much? Well, I'm glad your reading this article. In this piece, you will find three tips for stinky cages. Remember, even if your cage isn't stinky now, it probably will be in the near future. What I recommend doing is cleaning your cage every two weeks. This way your eliminating unnecessary odors caused by the ammonia in their urine. (Remember, Males usually have a more prominent smell than females.)Let's say you clean the cage once a month. It's probably going to smell bad, not to mention the toys will start smelling, along with your house. Now here are three tips for a smelly cage.
Deodorizer packets. You can buy these at Walmart for about $ 6.00. There are two pouches that come in the pack. The instructions say that you are not supposed to put them in the cage, where the pet can get them. I have a 20 gallon long aquarium with a heavy metal wire mesh lid. What I do is I attach the deodorizer packet to the top of the lid, in the middle. The packets are made out of carbon, and a few other ingredients. These packets work extremely well, just make sure your pet can't get to them.
50% percent water, 50% percent vinegar solution. When you wash out the cage, use this vinegar and water solution. When everything is out of the cage, I put the vinegar and water solution in a squirt bottle. I then squirt some of the solution into the cage, and then scrub the cage real good. What the vinegar does is help remove odors, and kill the germs. This is much better than just removing the bedding and then adding fresh stuff in. This way, your mice have less of a chance of getting sick, especially URI's. (Upper Respiratory Illness) Also, before I put the girls back in their clean cage, I hold one in my left hand, and use my right hand to wipe her down using a damp cloth. Don't cover their face with it! All you need is a few strokes, and your good.
Upgrade the cage. I have my girls in a glass 20 gallon long aquarium. These are great because glass tends to not have the funky smell after a while like the plastic cages do. I only use my small plastic cage when I absolutely have to. Example: when I am cleaning the mouse cage, I put the girls in there for a while. Also, if I have to bring them somewhere for a short amount of time, I use the small plastic cage as a travel carrier. (When I do bring them places, I usually bring them to the Mouse Breeder every once and a while to see if they are ok.) So, what I'm trying to say is use a glass aquarium for mice. They last a lot longer, usually smell better, and they aren't hazardous after a while. (Mice can chew on the plastic ones, and that can be a disaster.)
I hope these three tips have helped you find some great ways for keeping your Mouse (or small pet) cage odor almost-free. Written by: Greek Girls Pet Mouse Care
Which Type Of Cage Is Best?
This is a frequently asked question by most Mouse owners. I have experimented with different kinds of cages. My four females are currently living in a 20 gallon long aquarium. I have found out that aquariums work better than plastic cages. Over time the plastic ones get a weird odor coming from them. The glass aquariums however, do not. Something I learned is that there is a health hazard is in the plastic cages. What the mice can do is chew on the plastic roof, and/or the corners. If they try to digest this, it could be disastrous.another good thing about aquariums is you can buy them in certain sizes, depending on how many mice you have, etc. I like purchasing the "Long" sizes, because it gives the mice/mouse more room. I also like to purchase a metal wire mesh lid for the aquarium too, along with clips for the sides. The clips insures that if a mouse gets up by the roof, they cannot escape. That would be bad. I have a climber in my group of females. She is very adventurous, and I came home one day to find her climbing on the water bottle. She didn't make it very far, because I went into the cage and set her back on the ground. She is learning her lesson. Anyway, if you would like to make a purchase on a cage that will last the longest, and is the most safe, I suggest using glass aquariums. I don't suggest buying the cages with metal bars on the sides, because a mouse can slip right through. Cages with metal bars on the sides are great for hamsters though!i really hope this article has been helpful to you! Hopefully, now you know how to make a wise purchase for your furry little friend! Written by: Greek Girls Pet Mouse Care