Rodents as pet

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Rabbit eats the walls and cables
March 2024

Rabbit eats the walls and cables

This appetite you can thoroughly spoil your otherwise so dear roommate: Get "rabbit and rabbit stop" from Compo (hardware store / garden department, about 8-9 euros) in the spray bottle and spray...

Hamster broke out?
March 2024

Hamster broke out?

And today again a tip to the little guys, because apparently there are enough owners here :) My dear Pitti escaped her cage every few days a few months ago, as she has done, I still do not know. So...

Build small animal enclosures cheaply and quickly
March 2024

Build small animal enclosures cheaply and quickly

Who does not know that: Purchase cages for guinea pigs and rabbits are expensive, unwieldy and usually also really ugly. Here are some tips on how to build a BEAUTIFUL enclosure for your rodents...

Which pet is suitable for children?
March 2024

Which pet is suitable for children?

For almost every child comes at some point the desire for a pet. Not every family can or wants to keep a dog or a cat. Which smaller species is suitable? My tips: Please NO hamster. The animals are...

Rabbit hutch does not stink anymore
March 2024

Rabbit hutch does not stink anymore

Do you or your children have rabbits in the house? In this tip, it's about how to make it, that a rabbit hutch no longer stinks. We bought them a corner toilet and put in cat litter there. The...

Grass and Co: dry in the boiler room
March 2024

Grass and Co: dry in the boiler room

Small amounts of grass and co can be dried well in the boiler room, because it is always nice and warm there. All you need is a large flat carton or the shell of a guinea pig cage. Well, of course...

Hammocks for rats
March 2024

Hammocks for rats

Since we have 6 rats, and they also want to have their rest from their siblings, we looked for hammocks for the cages. Since these are not grad cheap and in my opinion do not offer a proper stop for...

Guinea pig - Minimize stall odor
March 2024

Guinea pig - Minimize stall odor

First, it is advisable to select a good litter. Since I have been keeping guinea pigs for 20 years now and could test a lot of litter, I can only recommend two. First, as a bedding: pellets. These...

Cheap outlet for rodents
March 2024

Cheap outlet for rodents

Since most runoffs for rodents are very expensive, I have changed my mind. I bought a big plastic dog basket (depending on the species). Some still have holes on the floor, so I always put a towel...

Build a rodent cage yourself
March 2024

Build a rodent cage yourself

In the meantime, hopefully it is well known that rodent cages are too small. But if you want to buy a cage that's big enough, you're already getting poor. Self-build here would be an alternative...