Why You Should Provide Plenty Of Bedding For Your Small Pet

If you own a small pet such as a rabbit, ferret, or gerbil their cage should be filled with plenty of clean bedding or litter at all times. This bedding is essential for many reasons and should be changed out often to ensure that it is clean for the animal and that it is comfortable inside their cage.
For these small animals in the wild they are prey to larger animals making them instinctually want to hide and burrow when they want to nap or be alone. That is why many owners will find their small pet burrowed into the bedding that they provide in the bottom of the cage. This bedding does a whole lot more than to cover the bottom and control odor and waste. Of course small pet owners should supplement this litter in the bottom of the cage with hideaways and other bedding made just for their species to give their pet plenty of places to get some peace and quiet. Things such as tunnels and hammocks will give ferrets and other small pets places that are more like natural habitat so they feel at home in their cage.
The litter and bedding in the bottom of the cage will also do the job of keeping odor and waste down. For this reason it will need to be refreshed often to ensure that it is clean. This is important for the health of the animal as well as for the room that the cage is located so there will be no odors.
Pet owners do need to take care on which bedding material they select for their pet. Not all cage bedding is okay for all animals. Chinchillas for example should not have cedar based cage bedding but instead need aspen chinchilla bedding for their cage. Know what your species needs and make sure that the litter you use is right for them