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I did not mean that a plastic tub would be ideal. I don't believe it would be. It is why I won't use one, except for brand new chicks. However, at least it would have more space. That really is a tiny amount of space. Do you go to school? If so, will he be in that tiny cage while you are away at school all day? What about the times when you will need to be away from home for some reason? He will not have much space for exercise.
Again, I would urge you to figure out a way that he will have more space.
I understand that you think that because he is out during the day (at least when you are home) that this is adequate space. It is not, however. It would be like leaving my yellow lab locked up in my bathroom for 8-10 hours at a time, or one of my cats locked up in a kitchen cupboard. Those are similar space amounts for the size of animal.
When keeping an animal in captivity, it is our duty to provide for their needs. Those needs include adequate space. I know you are young and this may be the best you have right now. Just try to do more when you can. I can tell by your posts that you do care about your animals and want the best for them.
I Home School and am home 24/7.
If we ever went away for a few days I would put him in a larger pen, but for now he is just fine where he is. I repeate, the only time he is in his cage is at night!
He is my personal pet and lives in my room, he will have a girl friend in a few weeks and he will be moved to a bigger pen. But the reason I tamed him is because I wanted to have him as a pet. Please try to understand that he is hardly ever in his cage. He runs around my room most of the day.
I did not mean that a plastic tub would be ideal. I don't believe it would be. It is why I won't use one, except for brand new chicks. However, at least it would have more space. That really is a tiny amount of space. Do you go to school? If so, will he be in that tiny cage while you are away at school all day? What about the times when you will need to be away from home for some reason? He will not have much space for exercise.
Again, I would urge you to figure out a way that he will have more space.
I understand that you think that because he is out during the day (at least when you are home) that this is adequate space. It is not, however. It would be like leaving my yellow lab locked up in my bathroom for 8-10 hours at a time, or one of my cats locked up in a kitchen cupboard. Those are similar space amounts for the size of animal.
When keeping an animal in captivity, it is our duty to provide for their needs. Those needs include adequate space. I know you are young and this may be the best you have right now. Just try to do more when you can. I can tell by your posts that you do care about your animals and want the best for them.
I Home School and am home 24/7.
If we ever went away for a few days I would put him in a larger pen, but for now he is just fine where he is. I repeate, the only time he is in his cage is at night!
He is my personal pet and lives in my room, he will have a girl friend in a few weeks and he will be moved to a bigger pen. But the reason I tamed him is because I wanted to have him as a pet. Please try to understand that he is hardly ever in his cage. He runs around my room most of the day.
