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I have noticed that several folk have asked the question "how do I get my gps to use a litter tray?"
May I share my own experience? It may work for you. I experimented and it works 90% of the time!
It started when I got my boy. He was initially in a petshop cage (too small!).
Step-by-step, here's how he got used to peeing/pooping in a litter tray:-
1. For a limited period of time, I used woodshavings to cover the entire floor space of his small cage. Woodshavings are awful, so I only used it for about 4 weeks while his bigger home was being built.
2. I took note of where he peed the most - it tended to be at the far back corners of the cage, with a few moist areas here and there. He pooped virtually everywhere.
3. I started putting a generous amount of shredded paper where the highest amount of pee was. He began to pee and poop there more and more. But not all the time.
NOTE: I spot cleaned twice a day
After a week or so, and still in the small cage:-
4. instead of woodshavings, I lay down newspapers, towels and fleece to cover the entire floor space of his cage. BUT, I put a put a generous amount of woodshavings & shredded paper in the two corners where he peed the most.
5. When he got the idea that woodshavings + shredded paper = pee/poop area, I only put woodshavings/shredded paper in ONE corner.
6. Finally, I bought a plastic corner litter tray. I filled that with woodshavings and shredded paper and put it in. He was a little apprehensive of the red plastic thing at first, but very quickly jumped in to mark it and pee/poop!
He is now in a bigger home, 4 x 2, and the plastic corner litter tray is now bigger tray (a cat litter tray!) - he is growing fast and a bigger bum deserves a bigger loo
He pees/poops in the tray 90% of the time - with the odd poo here and there (not a lot) and the odd wee spot (not enough to make the fleece/towel wet!).
Below is a photo of when he was using a corner litter tray and a photo of the bigger litter tray.
I really hope this is helpful! Let me know if you think it's worth a try for your gps and if it works (or not!)
PS - I use woodshavings OR carefresh AND shredded paper for the litter tray now.
May I share my own experience? It may work for you. I experimented and it works 90% of the time!
It started when I got my boy. He was initially in a petshop cage (too small!).
Step-by-step, here's how he got used to peeing/pooping in a litter tray:-
1. For a limited period of time, I used woodshavings to cover the entire floor space of his small cage. Woodshavings are awful, so I only used it for about 4 weeks while his bigger home was being built.
2. I took note of where he peed the most - it tended to be at the far back corners of the cage, with a few moist areas here and there. He pooped virtually everywhere.
3. I started putting a generous amount of shredded paper where the highest amount of pee was. He began to pee and poop there more and more. But not all the time.
NOTE: I spot cleaned twice a day
After a week or so, and still in the small cage:-
4. instead of woodshavings, I lay down newspapers, towels and fleece to cover the entire floor space of his cage. BUT, I put a put a generous amount of woodshavings & shredded paper in the two corners where he peed the most.
5. When he got the idea that woodshavings + shredded paper = pee/poop area, I only put woodshavings/shredded paper in ONE corner.
6. Finally, I bought a plastic corner litter tray. I filled that with woodshavings and shredded paper and put it in. He was a little apprehensive of the red plastic thing at first, but very quickly jumped in to mark it and pee/poop!
He is now in a bigger home, 4 x 2, and the plastic corner litter tray is now bigger tray (a cat litter tray!) - he is growing fast and a bigger bum deserves a bigger loo
He pees/poops in the tray 90% of the time - with the odd poo here and there (not a lot) and the odd wee spot (not enough to make the fleece/towel wet!).
Below is a photo of when he was using a corner litter tray and a photo of the bigger litter tray.
I really hope this is helpful! Let me know if you think it's worth a try for your gps and if it works (or not!)
PS - I use woodshavings OR carefresh AND shredded paper for the litter tray now.
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