Could you put a rug over your mews floor? It seems like 2 big rugs could be great for a floor. You could pull one out and clean it off, while it dried out the other could take it's place.
i wouldnt use a rug, like an indoor rug, but i know people who use the huge brown sheets of paper from Home Depot and then just replace it and it works fine for them.
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I have a thin indoor rug, the type without the rubber backing, over 4" of pea gravel in my mew for the last two years. I keep it folded back from under the corner perch where my hawk does most of her muting. What does get on the carpet I hose out every week. The water goes right through it and drains into the layer of gravel. Occasionally I'll pull it out to give it a good cleaning and clean the gravel bed also. I started using after having a problem with dull talons on my 1st hawk. The problem went away shortly after so I keep using it. I've got some extra pieces so I can replace it if it gets to crappy. I believe the most important thing is to have good drainage under it and keep it clean.
I use carpet padding in my mews and weathering area. Extremely cheap, which means it's nothing to replace (every 4 months). Also very very easy to install. Easy to wash off, and lets liquids go straight through it (good for weathering area in the rain). I havent had a bird in them yet, but my sponsor has been using it for 2 1/2 yrs now and he loves it. If you dont want to spend $5 for an 8x8 area for new stuff, theres almost always used padding in the dumpsters of carpet stores at the end of the day (but like i said, extremely cheap). It also does not dull the talons.
