This morning I decided to change rues cage (left his aspen shavings) he has had the same dirt for about 3 weeks. It was starting to smell some type of funky, I took pictures of my process. Advice is welcome as always! Thank you forum family!

First I had to dispose of the dirty linen
  • I put his aspen shavings in a new garbage bag, threw them to the side for later use
  • I put his dirty dirt in a garbage bag with the old moss and in the garbage it went
  • Washed his water bowl with a touch of dawn dish soap, throughly rinsed, set aside
  • I cleaned out Rue's cage with a dawn soap rinse, in the bathtub, made sure that all the soap was gone. I truly love this new cage because it was a pain in my *you know what* to clean his old 55 gallon fish tank, this is easy enough where I can put in it the tub!
  • I also wash and rinse his fake plants

1. Heating pad underneath his tank
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2. Foil above his cage P.S. thank you for this tip!!
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3. Add his fake plants and foam background into cage



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4. Add his log, and his stick


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5. Add his cedar shaving with moss mixed in


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DEPTH
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Both companions wait and watch patiently, its a long process

Tach (my pit bull) chose the human bed
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Rue chose the dog bed haha! Under the blanket, but watching. He always pokes his head out and watches everything hehe.
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6. Now it's time to add his cocoa dirt (plus water bowl)

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7. How could I forget his moss?! He loves it so!

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8. Nifty little 100 watt emitter; Yet another great tip from the forum family


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9. I put towels on top of the ugly foil, I also have a cute little rock to hold the cord for the dome

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10. Drape the towel over the side for added security that he loves so much

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After everything I couldn't help but feel like I was forgetting something!

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Oh yeah, RUE

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Here are some miscellaneous of him after he entered his clean cage, Hope you enjoy them!
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11. Last & Final step! Privacy for him to enjoy his clean cage
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When I return home from work, he's usually trying to be sneaky peaking from under the towel! Hehe, I open his cage to let him get some fresh air and stretch! Supervised of course!


  • This time around I chose to go without a hide, lately he's been burrowing underneath his aspen shaving around his hide or simply pushing it out of the way LOL. His humidity has been consistent and at the correct percentage. Also, the temp gun says his temps are spot on and consistent as well. So far everything has been going well without any surprises. If you guys have any advice on his cage etc id love to hear them!

  • He still hasn't been fed, he will be on thursday.
  • Also I apologize if the pictures aren't up to par, this is my first time attempting to add images to a thread



Also his vet appt is coming up! Next friday! I will keep you posted on that too!