tort
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Ok this is my problem. A few weeks ago I move Sammy and Zamboni into their new cages and they love it. Lately though Zamboni is digging all his hay out of his hay rack and kicking it out of the cage or sitting on it and peeing all over the hay. I never litter trained him with hay in his hay box so this is something new.
In their old cages I had a hay ball but once it got about 2/3 empty the rest would fall out so I got a nice hay rack that attaches to the side of the cage for their new home. Sammy has no problem with his.
Zamboni is eating his hay but once he decides he is finished he will dig out the rest of it and make a big mess. I know that sometimes with hay the issues could be due to the teeth but he just had a check up and everything was "A OK!" Also the hay is good cause I see him eating it so I'm at a complete loss for this behavior.
The only thing I can think of is that he is digging all the hay out so that he can eat only the seed heads. He will do this with his pellets when I put a little oat meal in with it.
Any help would be appreciated. Then again Zamboni is a strange one; he likes to be vacuumed not brushed, he hides things, and he is bonded to a ferret. Maybe he thinks he is a ferret? lol
In their old cages I had a hay ball but once it got about 2/3 empty the rest would fall out so I got a nice hay rack that attaches to the side of the cage for their new home. Sammy has no problem with his.
Zamboni is eating his hay but once he decides he is finished he will dig out the rest of it and make a big mess. I know that sometimes with hay the issues could be due to the teeth but he just had a check up and everything was "A OK!" Also the hay is good cause I see him eating it so I'm at a complete loss for this behavior.
The only thing I can think of is that he is digging all the hay out so that he can eat only the seed heads. He will do this with his pellets when I put a little oat meal in with it.
Any help would be appreciated. Then again Zamboni is a strange one; he likes to be vacuumed not brushed, he hides things, and he is bonded to a ferret. Maybe he thinks he is a ferret? lol