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It's looking good! The shelf can be awkward with the long ladder for fitting things in - but it is a shelf. And a shelf gives overhead cover as well as somewhere to put a food bowl or the odd toy. It depends whether the shoebox house and wheel would fit in comfortable with the shelf there. If you take it out though it would feel very exposed from above. And buying new shelves costs money!
I know one owner who had a shoebox house partially under the shelf and partially not under it (so still easy enough to take the roof off). Having said that, if you have the shoebox house at the opposite end to the shelf it won;t seem so open - if the wheel will still fit in!
Ideally the wheel and house would be the same end/location as before but that might not be possible with the shelf in.
I think if not wanting to spend a fortune on extra items I would leave the shelf.
I think the old substrate is going to be moved over at moving time so that will add more as well
I think I would try leaving the shelf and once you've added the house and wheel and the existing floor items there will be more at floor level.
I used to put a blanket over the roof at first until they adjust, so they don't feel too overwhelmed by the extra space above.
I know one owner who had a shoebox house partially under the shelf and partially not under it (so still easy enough to take the roof off). Having said that, if you have the shoebox house at the opposite end to the shelf it won;t seem so open - if the wheel will still fit in!
Ideally the wheel and house would be the same end/location as before but that might not be possible with the shelf in.
I think if not wanting to spend a fortune on extra items I would leave the shelf.
I think the old substrate is going to be moved over at moving time so that will add more as well
I think I would try leaving the shelf and once you've added the house and wheel and the existing floor items there will be more at floor level.
I used to put a blanket over the roof at first until they adjust, so they don't feel too overwhelmed by the extra space above.