Why no mammals section?

[beckdg]

nothing wrong with that.

[froggsong]

Most of our mammal talk happens over in the feeders section.

[boabab95]

Keep in mind, A lot of house plants are poisonous, so, with that said, it would be harder to set-up a natural tank...

[rudukai13]

It's not so much the planted part that I'm interested in, it's just doing something that's closer to a natural environment than wood shavings and plastic. I hate the look of those brightly neon colored plastic tubes and stuff. With the right application of wood/rocks, you could create something that looked natural and provided enough stimulation for the animal being housed. And I can't see how something small and simple like a mouse could really do that much damage to a decent sized piece of wood or even a few larger vining/air plants...

[froggsong]

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You've never owned a mouse, have you?

[rudukai13]

Can't say I have, no.

[boabab95]

Originally Posted by rudukai13

Can't say I have, no.

They chew threw EVERYTHING!!! they've even been known to chew off their own leg to escape...

[beckdg]

many rodents have issues with their teeth constantly growing. if they're not continuously chewing on something they'll likely bite through their own faces eventually. so they chew everything... all the time.

[froggsong]

You guys have more composure than me, lol... I read that and almost started rolling.

Rodents even like to chew through those brightly colored cages you don't like, rudukai. They'll even chew holes big enough to escape through.

I'm sure it can be done, but not with anything that you expect to stay nice. Rodents produce ALOT of urine though, and at high enough concentrations to burn plants. I know that you said that plants weren't the focus of the question, but I just wanted to put that out there.

Even with a more natural substrate, it would have to be changed almost constantly. The urine would build up very quickly, which is the reason that people use stuff like aspen. I can definitely see something like coco husk working pretty well though. It's more absorbent, and so wouldn't have to be replaced QUITE as frequently, and they could chew on the chunks, which might encourage them to chew on wooden cage decor a little less.

[rudukai13]

This is starting to sound like it'd be too much trouble for what it'd be worth...