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kalina82 · 12-13-2010, 07:31 AM

Have you tried setting him up in an ex-pen with a pee pad or in the bathroom with a pee pad?

Is he a leg lifter or does he squat when he pees?

I just looked up the dimensions of the petite petapotty and it says its 24x36 inches. So if that fits in his crate and he still has room to pee in the crate and sleep on the petapotty i'd say his crate is too big. My Morgan is just about 5lbs as well and she's 4.5 years old. Her crate is 24x18 inches i believe and if she were so inclined she has plenty of room to sleep on one side and potty on the other. By looking at these crates 1500 Series Single Door iCrate, Midwest 1500 Series iCrates i'd get the 12x18 one and see how he does in that. If he still manages to potty on one end and sleep on the other then i'd use the divider and make it even smaller until you get to a point where he can't. Then you start monitoring how he does in it. If he's able to hold it for a few weeks in that amount of space then you very slowly start to increase the size of his space again. If he messes in it after you made it bigger then make it smaller again and wait a little longer before sizing up again.

Also, just curious, did he come from a pet store where he was used to pottying in his crate?

12-13-2010, 07:31 AM	#2
kalina82 Phantom Queen Morrigan Donating Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: with my yorkie baby Posts: 10,141 Blog Entries: 1	Have you tried setting him up in an ex-pen with a pee pad or in the bathroom with a pee pad? Is he a leg lifter or does he squat when he pees? I just looked up the dimensions of the petite petapotty and it says its 24x36 inches. So if that fits in his crate and he still has room to pee in the crate and sleep on the petapotty i'd say his crate is too big. My Morgan is just about 5lbs as well and she's 4.5 years old. Her crate is 24x18 inches i believe and if she were so inclined she has plenty of room to sleep on one side and potty on the other. By looking at these crates 1500 Series Single Door iCrate, Midwest 1500 Series iCrates i'd get the 12x18 one and see how he does in that. If he still manages to potty on one end and sleep on the other then i'd use the divider and make it even smaller until you get to a point where he can't. Then you start monitoring how he does in it. If he's able to hold it for a few weeks in that amount of space then you very slowly start to increase the size of his space again. If he messes in it after you made it bigger then make it smaller again and wait a little longer before sizing up again. Also, just curious, did he come from a pet store where he was used to pottying in his crate? __________________ Kellie and Morgan