Clean cage
Cleaning a cage is not one task but several: move the animal, empty the bedding, wipe down, refill. The steps below separate the parts so the smell and the mess do not pile into one overwhelming heap.
♂Man cleans rabbit cage
A man in a blue jumpsuit and yellow gloves cleans a rabbit cage with a brush and a spray bottle. A rabbit is inside the cage.
♀Woman cleans hamster cage
A woman with brown hair, wearing a blue t-shirt and green gloves, cleans a hamster cage with a brush and a scoop. A hamster is inside the cage.
About this visual support
A rabbit or hamster cage that needs cleaning combines two things most children would rather skip: a sensory-heavy environment and responsibility for a living animal. The bedding feels strange in your hands, the smell has built up over days, and the pet needs to be safe somewhere while you work. No surprise the task often gets pushed.
When the visual support breaks each part out separately, lift the animal into a box, tip the bedding into a bag, wipe the floor, refill, it becomes a series of short missions. The first one is enough to start, and each has a visible finish line. Sensory discomfort is much easier to carry when you know exactly how long it lasts.
A practical tip: have a transport box or carrier ready before the first card is shown, so that step never becomes the one that blocks the rest. Many children also need to put on gloves, that is not fuss, it is reasonable protection from the smell. To repeat the same sequence every week without rebuilding it, you can save it in Routined.