hedgiesrluvd
03-28-2006, 03:22 PM
Hi all,
I have a couple of questions regarding Ci Wei's cage. Awhile back I posted about finding him on top of his wheel in the middle of the night trying to escape, and how I was worried that in his many attempts to climb the cage walls he would get hurt. Some of you suggested using either clear acetate or cloroplast to line the lower rungs of his cage sides. I've checked everywhere I know to check, and none of the stores around here carry either of those things. A guy at Wal-Mart told me Menard's would carry them, but the guy at Menard's said they don't have them, and he'd never heard of them. When I explained to the best of my ability what they were like, he said, "What other uses would they have? I just don't understand why any store would carry something that has very little practical use." :dunno: I also called our other local hardware/home appliance store, and they don't carry it either. I'm out of luck, and I think Ci Wei is still insisting on climbing the sides of his cage at night, as I see poopy prints and little bits of poo hanging from the bars each morning. So my question is this: for those of you who have had similar problems and who bought cloroplast or acetate, where did you get it? Any more suggestions of what types of stores I could check, or other materials that would work equally well? Thanks.
My second question has to do with Ci Wei's wheel. It's a metal wheel (probably for guinea pigs) with a plastic liner so his legs don't get caught, and it also gives him more traction than a solid plastic (e.g. bucket wheel) might do. My problem is that it sqeaks horribly, and when I first get into bed (which is when Ci Wei comes out), I'll hear it screech briefly, then stop, and a little while later, it will screech again. I can't tell if Ci Wei is starting to use it and then stopping due to the noise, or if it stops screeching for the most part once he's on it, and if I come out to check, it's so dark I can barely make him out, and he would most likely stop running anyway the moment he "saw" (or sensed) me in the room. I think he may be using it anyway, as there is usually poop and pee on it (the pee stains the plastic, so I know he's gone), but I'm concerned about the noise, not to mention what would happen if I had guests staying in the same room with him (the living room). Any suggestions on how to "grease the squeaky wheel" without hurting Ci Wei? Thanks!
-Brooke
I have a couple of questions regarding Ci Wei's cage. Awhile back I posted about finding him on top of his wheel in the middle of the night trying to escape, and how I was worried that in his many attempts to climb the cage walls he would get hurt. Some of you suggested using either clear acetate or cloroplast to line the lower rungs of his cage sides. I've checked everywhere I know to check, and none of the stores around here carry either of those things. A guy at Wal-Mart told me Menard's would carry them, but the guy at Menard's said they don't have them, and he'd never heard of them. When I explained to the best of my ability what they were like, he said, "What other uses would they have? I just don't understand why any store would carry something that has very little practical use." :dunno: I also called our other local hardware/home appliance store, and they don't carry it either. I'm out of luck, and I think Ci Wei is still insisting on climbing the sides of his cage at night, as I see poopy prints and little bits of poo hanging from the bars each morning. So my question is this: for those of you who have had similar problems and who bought cloroplast or acetate, where did you get it? Any more suggestions of what types of stores I could check, or other materials that would work equally well? Thanks.
My second question has to do with Ci Wei's wheel. It's a metal wheel (probably for guinea pigs) with a plastic liner so his legs don't get caught, and it also gives him more traction than a solid plastic (e.g. bucket wheel) might do. My problem is that it sqeaks horribly, and when I first get into bed (which is when Ci Wei comes out), I'll hear it screech briefly, then stop, and a little while later, it will screech again. I can't tell if Ci Wei is starting to use it and then stopping due to the noise, or if it stops screeching for the most part once he's on it, and if I come out to check, it's so dark I can barely make him out, and he would most likely stop running anyway the moment he "saw" (or sensed) me in the room. I think he may be using it anyway, as there is usually poop and pee on it (the pee stains the plastic, so I know he's gone), but I'm concerned about the noise, not to mention what would happen if I had guests staying in the same room with him (the living room). Any suggestions on how to "grease the squeaky wheel" without hurting Ci Wei? Thanks!
-Brooke