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Post by Forum Administrator on Oct 7, 2008 18:29:55 GMT -5
Some newspapers are pretty close to square. Look and see if you can find free local papers (usually they are a little more square). If not, then just take a regular newspaper. Grab several layers of paper and fold it to fit your pan. the key is that you've got SEVERAL layers to absorb the urine  |
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Post by animalsgetrevenge on Oct 8, 2008 0:00:42 GMT -5
We don't receive the newspaper but we had two old phone books that we had in out "winter fire fuel" pile. I neatly ripped out a bunch of pages today and put them in the ferrets 2 in cage litter boxes and 1out of cage litter box. Before I could run out the door, Ramona was already trying to snorkle through the paper, crumpling it, and making a mess. By the time I got home I was pleasantly surprised... Didjeridu and Ramona had used their litter box successfully, and Ernie had peed and pooped in and next to the box. All my kids are really *nearly* perfect about using their boxes but I expected a mess from changing things up on the. Since I had used so many layers it worked out nicely, even though Ramie and Didj had SUPER WET organ only poop. SICK.
Well thanks for the suggestions! Hopefully this will work out, I HATE WET LITTER CRUMBS!
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Post by pear2apple on Oct 9, 2008 12:10:02 GMT -5
I've been using Cell-Sorb in their litter box in the cage and just flushing the waste. No toilet problems yet! But then I had the idea, why don't I use my newspaper?! So I tried that 2 days ago and so far its working! I think I will start doing this instead. I get a paper twice a week, I'm already paying for that, why should I pay again for newspaper pellets? Good call Giuli!
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Post by faunafreak on Mar 10, 2009 10:46:52 GMT -5
My main problem with using newspaper is that it can't be recycled once an animal poops/pees on it. At least the yesterday's news is made from recycled paper (and the rate of disintegration means it will decompose that much faster at the dump). I would use Swheat Scoop if A) it wasn't so expensive, and B) it didn't encourage the fuzzies to dig (it gets all up in their noses and I worry about respiratory problems). What I use the newspaper for is to put a few layers under the litter boxes to catch any misses.
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Post by Kerit on Mar 10, 2009 20:30:43 GMT -5
I've been trying unsuccessfully to wean Hocus and Pocus onto newspaper for about a week now. Trouble has been having more litterbox misses lately, which I think is starting to be attributable to her age, poor lady... she just can't hold it the whole way to the box after a nap. With her, I just leave a sheet of paper out, and she treats it like part of the floor! But the boys can't wait two seconds to rip paper up and roll in it, even when I leave waste in the corners or cover it with a light layer of YN. And then once it's a little mussed, they seem to be entirely bewildered by its purpose, and promptly go right in front of the box. But I'm tired of buying and hauling litter!
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Post by selzdaze on Mar 15, 2009 9:28:08 GMT -5
I have to line the whole shed floor with newspaper as two of the boys were awful and would just go anywhere - I was having to scrape poop up and mop daily toclean up. I started layering newspaper and changing it all every other day. I have now started to reduce the amount of floor covered in paper, slowly working it back towards the litter trays, and, touch wood, it seems to be working - they are only going on the paper. Hopefully soon we will get back to just the tray areas, which will be fantastic!
I get all my newspapers from my in-laws who only live around the corner, and drop off their papers every week for me. The paper that is only peed on often goes into the composter, as it's clean enough for this use, and the soiled paper goes into the bin - so it is even partially recycled again!
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Post by faunafreak on Mar 15, 2009 21:51:25 GMT -5
So you CAN recycle soiled newspaper? What "bin" are you talking about?
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Post by selzdaze on Mar 18, 2009 8:08:45 GMT -5
Sorry, that wasn't very clear!
The soiled sheets go into the refuse bin, the sheets that are damp from pee go into the compost bin - so in a sense the pee-paper is recycled again because it doesn't just go to landfill.
Still working on how to throw away less soiled paper!
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