Care tip of the Month - July

Tunneling is a natural behaviour for many small animals and yet they are often not given the chance to do it in captivity. By giving them really deep bedding once in a while, they can really go for it. Gerbils in particular absolutely love it but so do dwarf hamsters, syrian hamsters, rats, mice, degus, chipmunks, jirds, ferrets, guinea pigs and rabbits. If they have a plastic or glass tank then deep bedding is easy to do. However, if it is a wire cage, then you can provide digging boxes or deep trays with deep bedding in which some pets will like. They can be filled with woodshavings, megazorb, paper cat litter, hay, carefresh, shredded kitchen towel, or even willow sticks for them to climb amongst. If your pet likes it, then vary what you put in there to keep it interesting. You can even hide some non-perishable treats amongst their bedding or in their digging box for your pets to find whilst they dig. They may not find them straight away but it'll be a nice surprise when they do!