Cage Cleaning: The Basics

I could probably write a six or seven hundred page novel on cleaning rodent cages and I may still leave out important information. This is a basic step-by-step that should help in some cage sanitation.

1. Gather all supplies. My recommendations are a cage cleansing spray, scented garbage bags, a litter box scoop and paper towels.

2. Remove the lid of your pet's cage. Make sure they have a safe temporary home while you clean. 

3. Remove all soiled bedding

4. Spray down the cage bottom and let it sit for 10 minutes

5. Use a cage cleansing wipe to clean all bedding, food and potty of the rim of the cage

6. Scrap away at the stuck bedding and scoop it out then wipe up the remaining solution. 

7. Replace the lid and, much like a cheese grater, grate your bedding through the top fence and into the cage allowing it to get fluffy and comfortable. ENJOY! 

 

My Photogenic Sprite

Sprite is a cuddly, and now 14 month old, blind guinea pig. She likes green apple slices, carrots, chew toys, napping and snuggling. Sprite dislikes the left water bottle, sharing her snacks, exercise and cats. She very shy and is not friendly with anyone besides her mommy and calm young children.

Meet my darling babies Lova and Sprite. I brought them home August of 2012 when they were 2 weeks old from a petting zoo that was giving away guinea pig babies. From what I was told they were part of an accidental litter of four that was brought to the petting zoo to find them homes.