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First of all I need reassurance that what I have just done is ok. I have just taken all of the woodchippings out of the bottom of my gps indoor cage and replaced it with hay because I've read that it is better for them. Just to clarify - I can put P@H run of the mill down for his bed - it seems awfully pointy.
Having done so I have made my new little man very happy. As soon as i put him back in his cage he was squeaking about investigating, eating it, milling around his food bowls, running in and out of his hide out. His reaction was lovely (I guess I don't need you all to tell me it was the right thing to do!)
My question is.. why did P@H inform me that I needed wood shavings for his bedding when alot of you (who I see are experts and have vast amounts of gp experience) use hay and agree that it is one of the better things to use as bedding? Are the staff in P@H trained in small animals? Is it a ploy about pricing, do wood chips cost more than hay? I just don't know why they would tell me to use something that would irritate my gp's breathing and dry out his feet. At least they could have given me an option to also use hay. They knew I was a novice.
Having done so I have made my new little man very happy. As soon as i put him back in his cage he was squeaking about investigating, eating it, milling around his food bowls, running in and out of his hide out. His reaction was lovely (I guess I don't need you all to tell me it was the right thing to do!)
My question is.. why did P@H inform me that I needed wood shavings for his bedding when alot of you (who I see are experts and have vast amounts of gp experience) use hay and agree that it is one of the better things to use as bedding? Are the staff in P@H trained in small animals? Is it a ploy about pricing, do wood chips cost more than hay? I just don't know why they would tell me to use something that would irritate my gp's breathing and dry out his feet. At least they could have given me an option to also use hay. They knew I was a novice.