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01-12-2008, 07:17 AM | #1 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Memphis, TN
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| Poo Pads and Newspaper Well so what is the difference....other than one cost more...they are like giant flat diapers right? Well which ever one we are talking about, here's my problem. My Mika.....I call her the paper shredder. If it's paper, put it where she can't reach it, or it is toast. So to the meat of my question. Yesterday I asked about her being crated while we are at work. Some said that was too long, and try the laundry room with a baby gate, food water, toys, and poo pad. Now I KNOW for a fact that Mika will destroy a poo pad OR newspaper and not use them for the intended reason. Secondly, We have been taking great pains to train her to go OUTSIDE, won't this change of strategy at almost 10 months confuse her even further??? Ok experts weigh in. I trust you guys. P. S. as far as I can see, the pineapple worked. |
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01-12-2008, 07:51 AM | #2 |
Slave to My Rug-Rats Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Long Island
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| I don't know your whole story, but I for one do not like crates. Mine have one, but it is always open, and they use for 'cage matches' (hehehehe) When mine were young, they had their room which was a small spare room. They had toys, bed, food, water and I put up a baby gate at the door to keep them in. Now potty. Mine have to be pee pad trained, b/c they are home alone for too long. I started with newspaper, but then they started to tear some of it and I guess from so many layers and wetness, I once saw a big hairy bug - GROSS!!! Then I switched to pee pads. Well, this was good, until I started to come home and their entire room was covered in pee pad confetti. Then I switched to the washable pee pads. These worked great, but they started to 'drag' them around the room. So I got the doggie litter pans (not the litter) just the boxes. I put the washable pee pads inside the boxes. This was the answer! A lot of people have a hard time training them to go in the box, but I do believe it does work, b/c if they are contained in a small area, like my spare room or your laundry room. Now, once they matured a little more (a few months) I went back to the throw away pee pads, b/c even though the washable one do the job as well, I found that they don't dry very quickly, so the pad were always soaking wet and I had to wash feet everyday. Mine are now 3 yrs. old. They have potty boxes upstairs in 'their room' and they have potty boxes downstairs in a designated spot. And now they have free run of downstairs when no one is home. They potty in their boxes. They will also potty outside when we take them out and they have to go. Now, you mention pineapple, I assume you have a poop eater? I can't give much advice b/c I have been battling this nasty behavior for 2.5 yrs now. When mine were young it was ALL the time. Now that they are 3 we do have a better schedule. Mine are fed 2x a day and for the most part they do poop right after they eat, so I am able to get it and flush it. They do so good for months and then something always happens and one of them won't poop before I leave for work, so I know that they must have some poop brunches here and there. Best of Luck! |
01-12-2008, 08:18 AM | #3 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Memphis, TN
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| Well let's see starting Monday I will try the laundry room. Under what conditions, I don't know. |
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