How to Clean Indoor Large Rabbit Cages
How often should you clean your rabbit cage? There's two answers to that question. First, you want to do a quick clean up on a daily basis. Second, a more thorough clean up will be required, roughly, once a week. If you own more than one rabbit, you need to do it more frequently. It's important that you include it in your schedule, and make it a habit, so you don't put it off. In this article we'll provide you with a few simple guidelines to effectively clean your indoor rabbit cage.
Daily cleaning process
The first thing to do is to take out the bowl and water bottle, and remove any uneaten fresh food from the cage. Wash and rinse the bowl and water bottle, and refill it with water afterwards. If there's any soiled hay you should take it out.
If you keep a litter box in the cage you need to clean it as well. You don't have to do it daily if you have a thick layer of litter. In this case, just scoop out the residues daily, but wash the box every three days at least. There might be calcium deposits stuck on the litter box. Use vinegar to remove them. A daily check up on your pet's urine and feces will let you know if he's having any health issues.
Weekly cleaning process
When the end of the week comes, you should clean up the cage thoroughly. This means taking everything out. You shouldn't leave your pet unsupervised while you clean. If there's no one to watch him, use something like a dog carrier. Use hot water to wipe down the cage, and wash every accessory.
Disinfecting the cage won't be necessary on a weekly basis, but we recommend you do so every other week. It's very important that you rinse the cage extremely well to get rid of the disinfectant, because it can harm your pet. Don't use it on wood, because it soaks up the chemicals. Bleach will do the job (one part of bleach to ten parts of water), and after rinsing it, we recommend letting it dry under the sun. Don't worry if it's cloudy outside, ultraviolet light acts as sanitizer, further breaking down any chemical residue.
Tips for easy maintenance
Keep vinegar in a spray bottle, so you can easily apply it to calcium deposits. If you have difficulties cleaning these up, let the vinegar soak for 10 to 20 minutes.
Get a cage that's easy to clean. You'll usually have more trouble with wood because it soaks up urine and chemicals. If you get into buying indoor large rabbit cages or really tall ones like sugar glider cages, keep in mind you will probably need to tear it down each week to provide maintenance.
Train your pet to use the litter box to make the cleaning process easier. It's also a good idea to neuter or spay your rabbit. It's good for their health, and it reduces territorial urine spraying.
Cleaning up your indoor rabbit cage shouldn't be hard, especially if you follow these simple tips. You'll also be making sure that your pet has a better quality of life.
Training Your New Puppy
When you adopt a puppy for the first time it can be an exciting experience for both you and your new puppy. But once all the initial excitement has died down, training is very important to start early with a puppy. All the work you put into training your dog early will cut down on all the hassles your dog would have created for you in the future.
Crate Training is very important for your new puppy. The puppy needs to know that the crate is its shelter and that it is a safe place. You never want to punish your dog by timing them out in the crate. This will cause your dog to resent the crate and set your crate training back a lot. In order to get your dog to do into the crate initially it is good to put a treat in the crate then let the dog go in to get it and then lock the crate for a short amount on time. Then unlock it and give them another treat. Keep doing this and increasing the locked up time and use a word like crate whenever you want them to go into it. Eventually forgo the initial treat and just use the command. Dog Crate Covers added to your crate will create a good mood for your dog as they will feel safer and more secure without all the light coming in. This can speed up the training process.
If your dog has developed a barking problem the most human way to solve it is with a citronella dog collar. These collar spray a small amount of citronella at the the dog if they bark. Dogs do not like the citronella but it doesn't hurt them. Since they don't like it they will resist barking and it has a negative affect on them.
Training is very important, start young and you will have a well behaved dog that you can be proud of.
The Benefits of Wicker Dog Beds
With the market in dog accessories going through the roof in recent years one of the biggest areas of growth has been in dog beds. No longer is a dog to consider himself lucky if he has an old cushion in a corner; he can expect the heights of luxury with his owner spoiled for choice over which one to choose for him.
You can go for a cheap and cheerful plastic basket with a mattress in it. These are easy to keep clean and come in lots of fun colours and in sizes to fit even the largest of Great Danes. Alternatively you can buy a funky patterned fabric basket. These are particularly cosy and you can try and match it to your soft furnishings so that it blends into the background. Of course for dogs who sleep in dog kennels you will need a mattress rather than a basket and so could opt for a sturdy waterproof bed.
However, if you want a touch of class then you can do no finer than wicker dog beds. These beds won’t look out of place in even the most sophisticated of rooms and are made from a nice, light material and so can be easily moved around. Another benefit, for those who want to do their bit for the environment, is that they are made from quickly renewable resources and can be recycled easily but also bio-degrade fully if put into a landfill site. The loose weave effect of wicker beds also allows any dirt or hair to fall through so it can be easily swept or vacuumed up keeping the bed itself nice and clean.
So if you are on the look out for a bed which won’t stick out like a sore thumb in your house and doesn’t put a strain on world resources then you could do no better than to buy a wicker bed for your furry friend.