Quote Originally Posted by John1982 View Post
Since he just had his first meal, you probably won't have much spot cleaning to do anyway. I'd let him sit on that one for at least a few days. Depending on your bedding and sense of smell, you might be able to know with a good whiff. If you're using newspaper or paper towels, poop is pretty easy to smell. Pee will soak into a larger area and be pretty easy to recognize too, even if he does it in the hide. You might want to get into more of a routine before you try to convert to rats. Let that first milestone set in a bit before you try for the next.
I admit the only reason I'm slightly concerned about checking for waste is because I know his last meal from his breeder was on August 24th before I got him on the 29th. So I'm not entirely sure when he'd be due on relieving himself, though I often heard they will hold it in until they've shed?


As for substrate I'm using reptichip so I'm hoping I'd be able to smell the deed lol. Maybe give him another solid week of no invesigating?


Thank you for the feedback! It's good to know I can take my time with him on the rats and let him stick with what's familiar to him for now. Less pressure on me haha.