Instead of a piddle pad, Tallulah's breeder uses a few layers of paper (she buys sheets in bulk from a moving company) then shreds a few more sheets in long strips at one end of the playpen for her to use. Her blanket and dishes are at the other end. I've been doing the same since I don't want her to shred and possibly swallow parts of the piddle pad. I would worry especially about the plastic lining of the pad.
Having the shredded paper seems to help keep Tallulah from tracking through damp, and she's pretty fastidious about only pooping in one spot and staying away from it (outside of the playpen she will poop wherever she happens to be when she gets the urge).
Tallulah doesn't tell me when she goes -- most of the time she doesn't need to... |