[Lovetodream88]

Originally Posted by Bluebells

I can’t leave a crate in his pen. He can climb onto the top of it, and from there he could climb out of the pen. I have occasionally, when I’m super tired, considered leaving him in his pen overnight, but I don’t think it’s as safe as crate, and I probably would stay awake and worry rather than sleep, so I haven’t done it. In case you don’t remember, he’s vision impaired, and I worry about safety. Somebody else in the house might get up in the night and forget to close a door or reattach a gate, and he could get to one of the staircases.... I just wouldn’t sleep if he wasn’t safe in his crate.

I have considered getting a huge crate, big enough to put a potty box inside. I just kept thinking he would eventually get old enough / big enough / mature enough to learn.

You have a climber lol. I know it’s not really funny especially with his vision issues. I remember putting Joey in a pen at 9 weeks old and watching in amazement as he climbed out. I completely understand staying awake worried too, I have done that many many times.