Okay, my mom quit her job when she got married to be a stay home mom. Well, now we are all pretty much old enough to take care of ourselves afterschool so she applied for and got a job. Usually, we would leave Mickey in his cage when we go out but she will be out working for many hours, so instead of keeping him in his cage, we think its best to section off a part of the laundry room for him. He will have a window for light and the laundry room is pretty wide. We already decided we're going to leave his food and water bowls inside (that's a no brainer) and some toys but I'm still kinda unsure about this. What sort of things do we need to make sure he has? We already pretty much *know* but just too make sure we got anything, any suggestions on what exactly we should do? What about his potty? My mom said he'll have to learn to pee and poop on the newspapers but what if he doesn't? He already goes crazy when we don't let him out and he's gotta go. My mom also works not too far from home so she said when she can, she'll come by and take Mickey out. Anyways, do you have any suggestion sor tips on what to do or leave him? I'm knew at this!

Thanks!

ps - She will only be working 2 days a week so he won't be alone all week long.