I have 3 years left til I'm officially a DVM, but I have removed many mats from cats and dogs. I'm going to try to gently comb them out as I'm still in the process of establishing trust with this little guy.
I had read about thier preference to urinate in one area though it seems as though Chewbarka has not been notified. He does prefer to urinate in the corners of the different tiers of his cage in addition to the urine in the wheel and the wheel does sit in one of those corners. Do they typically like to urinate on the bedding? From what I can tell he doesn't as there are 3 areas where I see urine on the wires. Would you suggest I move the wheel to another area of the cage? Also, I'm not sure I'm understanding what you meant by re-establishing the area. Should I put some of the soiled bedding where he likes to urinate?
Thank you for all the info!