Well you should def put a pad down.. My Yorkie is 6 years old and I don’t expect him to hold his pee/poo while I’m at work. They have such small bladders, them holding pee is really not good for them.
When Peanut was a puppy his crate was big enough where on one side he had his bed then on the other side I had a pee pad.. I also had food and a water bottle ( hamster bottle) hooked on the cage- this gave him more room in his crate and I didn't have to worry about him spilling it.
Another option is getting a Xpen, that way you can put a pee pad, food water toys bed blankets.. and she can have more room to move around and play if she wanted to.
P.s Welcome to YT!!
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