Which tile is safe?

[Annamageddon]

I'm wanting to tile the shelves in my critter nation cAge. I see plenty of people talking about that here. Is just any old tile safe? Is there anything in particular I should ask for? If anyone could shed some insight on this I'd appreciate it thank you!

 

[seachin]

Personally, avoid marble or granite. They absorb odors and stains. You should be able to sale shop for some inexpensive $1 or so foot square tiles at Home Depot or Lowe's. I like tiles that have a bit of texture versus totally smooth. Just make sure it isn't porous so you can clean them and they don't hold too much odor. My favorite thing about the sale tiles is that they are affordable and can be thrown away and replaced when they smell too much of become damaged...

 

[Annamageddon]

Thank you! Have you found that lining with tile has reduced the smell? Do you do anything to sanitize the tile before putting it in their cages?

 

[AZChins]

I like the ceramic tiles, too.

You can run them through the dishwasher a hundred times and they come out good as new! The granite ones come apart and crack more. So, for tiling the cage, the ceramic tiles would work very well and be extremely durable...as stated above.

 

[Annamageddon]

That's really helpful thank you! You wouldn't have any pictures of how you set up your ceramic tiles in your cage would you?

 

[seachin]

If you do a search for ferret nation cage tiling or just ferret nation you should find some pics in some of those threads where people tiled their cages to get ideas....

 

[Annamageddon]

Thanks!