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Post by sparkbubble on May 6, 2022 16:22:46 GMT -8
I have a five week old pup and she's getting along well with her Dad. How old does the pup need to be before I can start putting in jars (I build a puzzle where I fill the jar with food, paper, hay, and sand and let them dig it all out), ceramic bowls (sand-bath), terra cotta pot (scratching), A rock (warm it in the convection oven for a heat rock), or whatever into the tank?
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Post by Markpd on May 12, 2022 10:06:07 GMT -8
I don't see why you can't do it now, as long as he can get in and out of the jars and bowls etc? Love the idea of a puzzle jar!
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Post by betty on May 15, 2022 2:51:45 GMT -8
The only thing to watch out for with anything heavy and slippy like that is to make sure it is solid to the ground and can't fall or roll - also that it isn't circular and pushed into a square corner.
Anything that can fall or roll could of course be a squash risk - especially for a small pup - as well as disorientating if it moves when they are inside it. So I also suggest to wedge the jar or whatever in place using strtegically placed dishes or other solid low level easy-climb things like a house or rock.
As for corners - babies always do best with everything away from the outside of the enclosures (apart from large solid wood nests or houses). Not only does this increase ground space but it eliminates the chances of the pups getting trapped behind things. It is VERY easy for a pup to splip behind something head first - and them they can't get back out. This has happened several times with circular items in corners with the teeny triangle space behind them becoming a trap.
Also, never put anything heavier than a gerbil on a cardboard level, or unsupported platform at all once it is set in the enclosure - and you don't know who was running under it at the time. Also, when wet or dug around these can collapse and then the weight of the item could injure someone.
Pups do like to get themselves into a pickle for sure...
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