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Originally Posted by Nancy1999  They say it should be big enough for them to stand up and turn around in, any bigger and they think of it as an apartment and not a bed, so they are likely to pee in it. If you have a crate that is too big some people put dividers in it to block off access to certain areas. Remember she can only hold it for 1 hour per month of age, so at her age 2 hours is the maximum time she can hold it. Don't withhold water, this doesn't allow the badder to grow and gradually stretch, it just causes reduced urine output which isn't healthy. Best of luck! |
Excellent advice on the water.
I use rabbit bottles in the crate for over night. They will drink plenty of water but they can't gulp it. When they drink slowly the bladder stretches slowly...the need to go comes on gradually and they learn to relax and hold it. This is also very handy when we travel by car, I can take water and not worry about it getting spilled.
To train them to the bottle just put a small amount of Nutri-cal on the tip after filling it, when they lick the tip they get water...TAA-DAA