Petah Parkah
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- May 18, 2017
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I just got a new T and I need to rehouse him a few times this week because of habitat issues, is this going to be a problem?
The first time I housed it my cat pissed inside the enclosure( i took off the lid because of some cat poop) when I came back the enclosure had a puddle at the side. Good thing my t was in the shelter. Then I placed her in a spare food container for a few hrs then I'm moving her back after I cleaned the other one outThe short answer is, yes...it'll be fine in the long run. That said, rehousings can be very stressful for them, and your new acquisition is going to take some time to settle in when you finally finish changing its environment. You really want to try to limit the amount of disruptions after the initial rehousing. Personally, when I know I'm going to get a new T, I try to set up the enclosure well in advance so it's ready to go by the time the animal arrives. That way, if I need to swap out bad substrate, increase the ventilation, or rearrange it, I can do so before the cage is inhabited.
Just out of curiosity, what type of habitat issues necessitated the need for all of the rehousings?
I answered that question recently just read aboveHabitat issues? Do you have mites or some sort of pest you're trying to eradicate?
The first time I housed it my cat pissed inside the enclosure( i took off the lid because of some cat poop) when I came back the enclosure had a puddle at the side. Good thing my t was in the shelter. Then I placed her in a spare food container for a few hrs then I'm moving her back after I cleaned the other one out
MuahahahahahahThe first time I housed it my cat pissed inside the enclosure( i took off the lid because of some cat poop)
I couldn't decide whether to give you an "agree" or a "funny"Hey, if you don't let your cat have a vote before new pet additions -- they WILL vote afterwards.
May I feed it?@Petah Parkah Once it is re housed into its permanent home again you will want to leave it be so it can settle in.
Give it a week or so to settle in first.May I feed it?
These are some sound words of advice but on top of this you should never leave the lid of your Ts enclosure unattended, if the cat had enough time to mark the enclosure enough time also elapsed that some very bad things could have happened. You cat could have swiped at it, unless your cats declawed a good swipe is quite capable inflicting a wound that your new pet would not have recovered from. Another likely scenario was your T could have fled attempted to escape and finding a lost T is not a easy feat and is often failed attempt.:wideyed:
Lol, what did I just read? Better keep that cat away from the enclosure in the future!