What is the Best Guinea Pig Bedding? Fleece vs Pine
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- Опубліковано 15 лис 2019
- What is the best guinea pig bedding? Fleece or pine shavings? Or maybe paper bedding? What type of bedding is not going to make my guinea pig cage smell bad. All these questions will be answered and more. Many of the links above are affiliate links. These help support my rescue efforts. As an Amazon Influencer, I earn from qualifying purchases. They ad no extra cost to you.
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Researching makes me realize how badly I took care of mine when I was a kid...
me too
Me too, but that was 55 yrs ago, before the days of internet research etc
Oh
Same!
I got my guinea pig when I was eight and she is completely mine. At first I did an okay job, then when I was like 9 I start researching and did as much as I could do for her. (I only had one guinea pig in a 1 by 3 foot cage) but she was still pretty happy
But now I’m eleven do lots of research and she has a lot bigger cage, gets floor time fresh grass gorme treats and $50 dollars worth of pig stuff.
Yet I’m still bad at spelling gorme
I literally dont know who's cuter, Scotty or those precious piggies! 😍
Aaaw, so sweet
Scotty then the pigs! 😏💕😂
I know what you mean!
Yes, nothing or no-one can be cuter than guinea pigs - not even Scotty, although he compares very well.
Toss up!
0:06 I’m dead 😂😂 Scott said “come on turtle man” to Mike lifting the hut with his tiny head ❤️
Nails is so chunky and fluffy now. He looks great :)
I have had guinea pigs 3/4 of my life and I’m 64 years old now. I have made mistakes in the past but now my current pigs are reaping the benefits of my experience. I use aspen bedding I order from Amazon for ridiculously cheap price! But all along the edge of the cage I use carefresh or pet fresh bedding (paper). This is where they pee! I replace it every day with fresh bedding. Every four days I replace the aspen bedding. This keeps my pigs happy, odorless and dry!
I'm like you, Susan. I'v been keeping guinea pigs since I was 10 and I am now 61!
Will have to try your method sounds smart. Right now I’m making homemade fleece liners and giving it a try. Have to say wicking the fleece takes a long time and costs with water oil electricity and soap and vinegar kind of crazy at first.
MermaidPrincess I think you are wonderful to try the fleece method! I hope it works well for you; it certainly makes for an attractive cage!
Debbie Brett Life would not be complete without my piggies!
Susan Warwas I agree
I have a hard time keeping up with the spot cleaning on fleece so I have better luck with pine shavings. I find it easier to spend a half hour once a week versus 10 minutes twice a day. Pigs seem to enjoy fleece more but are also happy on shavings as long as they are fine enough.
I spot clean around every other day, you dont necessarily need to spot clean, but people prefer the look
This helped that’s my biggest issue I like how “clean” pine can look .... but I know the babies enjoy the fleece 😫
How do you deal with pee every second on fleece?
Same xx
"fleece can almost become an addiction" calling out skinnypigs1 😂
LOL I am in complete control...🤥
😇😈😇😈😇😈😇😈😇😈😇😈
You should sell some of your older pieces so it can be affordable for us broke people!!!!😊🙏🏼
@@jessicak.8910 lols
For those who use fleece, Little Adventures has a video on her channel about washing fleece in a 'horse bag' that keeps your washing machine and dryer clean.
Thank you!!!! I've been looking for the answer to this problem!!!! You're my hero right now!!
@@danykasilvernail, happy I could help you
Really!? Dang, yeah I really goofed once. Thank you, this channel is introducing me to a lot of helpful advice from a majority
I’m subbed to her too I love Sylvester
Or a pillow case too
My guinea pig is addicted to her pine. When I've tried with a fleece, she just started crying and rumbling... When I've changed the fleece with pine - she was just a happy guinea pig, popcorning all around 😁
I use shredded paper and my piggies like it. With fleece and any cloth, it is messier and I was constantly washing!
Your videos always get me in a great mood. They're always so helpful for everyone
Top of my wish list: a top rated washing machine & updated house plumbing
Hi Scotty. I use waterproof mattress pads under my fleece. That seems like it works pretty well.
We have become new piggie owners in the past few weeks. I had no idea what went into taking care of a guinea pig or how much personality they had! Our Feona and Peaches have brought so much joy to our home. You have been SO HELPFUL! Just wanted to say thank you for making these videos.
Right now the best setup I've had is bathroom chenille rug! Very easy to maintain.i still put towels under them just in case. Sometimes I use fleece and 2 towels under it when I'm really in need, but I still prefer the bathroom mat. I would love to be able to buy proper cage liners somedays, but it is quite expensive to make good ones ship to my country 🙈 one day tho!
I tried all fleece and all kiln dried bedding but what works best for us is 3/4 of the cage fleece and 1/4 of the cage is the “kitchen area” I made a litter box with coroplast that fits perfectly 2x1 of our 2x4 c&c cage and i have kiln dried in there. My piggies are getting really good at doing their business just in the pine bedding.
Scotty needs to be given a award for guinea pig knowledge you rock Scotty and those piggies love you ;)
Your piggies are so precious! You videos help me alot with my two males!!
Thank you so much for these videos you make! Guinea pigs are so underrated and thought of as just a beginner pet. Not enough people post videos about just them.
I started with pine shavings but switched to fleece. I feel it’s easier to clean and allows me to see their poops and pee to see if there are issues. They love new fleece and popcorn like crazy! Only issue is that I have to run the washer a lot.
Yes, fleece is handy to spot issues!
I agree! The saving grace is building up your stash of fleece so that you can wash it just once or twice a week and always have backup available. :)
Hey I know this comment was a while ago but I have a few questions! I have two girls and the pine bedding I used (cheap enough) is not in the store anymore so I think I am going to have to switch to fleece but I’m not sure at all how it works I have the Midwest cage do I put things under the fleece like can I use a blanket or is there specific fleece I need to get? Can I hand wash it and hang it out to dry? (My mom doesn’t want me to use her washer but I don’t mind doing it I just wanna make sure that’s okay)
@@baleighclanton i purchased some fleece fit for a midwest cage on amazon! it’s by the brand small pets and company, it has the absorbent layer already inside and requires 3 washes to begin the wicking process. i bought two since i connected two midwest cages together and i haven’t gotten them yet. i plan to put puppy pads beneath the fleece just in case. it should be fine to hand wash and hang to dry but it would take a very long time to dry as opposed to putting it in a dryer after hand washing. is she opposed to letting you use the dryer after the fleece has already been cleaned?
@@yoyea2087 I’m not sure I still see tysm! So I bought some bedding for now because for some reason my fleece blanket wasn’t wicking tysm!
I love my guinea dad fleece I really love it cause it stays clean and dry for my girls ❤️. My girls love when I change their fleece Everytime
sara how do you odor control? I find it difficult using their fleece
Where do u buy the fleece?
Your piggies seems to be very healthy and happy 😊
Great video!! My favorite is fleece however in my 2 by 5 I have a separate coroplast that is a 1 by 2 that has paper bedding the're hay and there food station. Also under my fleece I have like people potty pads that are one by twos and also a layer of towels however I'm finding that I'm almost duplicating my work so this week I'm not going to put towels because there's nothing on them. It's a process of elimination and that's why I love the videos. You get new ideas and you try new things find out what works for you. Thanks for opening this conversation love to all the piggies especially Piggie Smalls. Got to pick an different one for you to love on each time haha
I am new to the guinea pig world. I just adopted two female piggies. I really appreciate your videos. I have found them so helpful in learning to be a good mother to Primrose and Fern. Thank you Scotty!
Love pine shavings. Glad to hear you do too. I tried paper and fleece but just feel pine shavings are soooo much easier and nicer to work with for all the pro reasons you listed in your video.
I’m looking forward to getting 2 or 3 guinea pigs so this really helped!! Thank you 😊 🙏
OMG!! I LOVE their names!!! I have learned so much watching these videos! my husband and kids LOVE our piggies! Petco sold us only one piggy and very small cage! We have upgraded her cage and added another piggy after watching these videos!
We have 3 GP’s and a C&C cage with the same bedding combo as Piggy Smalls & Nails and it works perfectly for us all. It means I can do spot poop cleans twice a day and then a full clean once a week. Also as the piggies are indoor ones, it really works to keep the room they’re in smelling nice and fresh. Great video Scott! 👍
Sorry, just to add that I use large drawstring mesh bags to put the towels and fleeces in, for the washing machine. And I use 100% natural veggie flakes or soap nuts in the wash, with a nice dollop of white vinegar in the 'softener' compartment for each wash, and they come up smashing! 🙂👍
I just found your channel and I'm grateful I did. Being new to owning a guinea pig and loving it we had to take our little one to the vet for an upper respiratory infection. We are hoping he's going to make it and I didn't know about cedar shavings being a cause of that. I've now switched his bedding to fleece and pine shavings. Thank you so much for this information!
I want to thank you! I have learned soooo much from you with just two of your videos. I love how you explain everything. Thank you! 🙂
I was thinking of paper bedding but now I will get my piggies kiln dried pine and I’ll buy things to make fleece liners! Woo to sewing skills!! 🙌🏼
7:00 So sweet. Awe.... Nails he is so special.
I love love love your channel! I rescued 5 guinea pigs in the last two months! I am soooo happy and they are too! Although I am allergic to them, I will never let them go. I just have to take allergy medicine daily.
I love watching you with the piggies. Your ideas are very helpful. I use the crumpul up newspaper which is too expensive. So I will layer it with wee wee pads in corners and the shavings you said that were better for absorption and smell.
I have only recently discovered your channel and I love it, it's so informative and your love for the piggies is so evident its brilliant. We use fleece and have found it works best for our furry potatoes, u were right about it being an addiction to, I spend more time picking out which piggie fleece design I'm going for then what I'm going to wear ☺️☺️
I recently switched to fleece, and have found it to be the option for me. It's an investment at first but it should last you a few years at least. That being said, it's very important to be informed before you make your decision, and this was a very informative video.
Oh my gosh Nails is such a chunky boy now!! Amazing to see his transformation from when you rescued him Scott!
I had piggies for my daughter when she was 12 - and that was 35 years ago! I had no clue how to care for them. I am so grateful for so many informative and educational videos available these days. So glad to have found your channel, Scotty.
I plan to adopt 2 piggies by mid April or first of May. In process of DIY cage like Squeak Dreams and sewing many fleece flippers, pee pads, beds, cozies and tunnels for my piggies. Can’t wait! Thanks again for great videos!
Guineadad liners are good too
I love how your Guinea pig squeak when you go near them it’s so cute 😊
Both of my girls use a toilet, thank goodness. So I just use regular fleece blankets to line their cages. I dump their large toilets(packed with paper bedding) about once a week and wash their fleece bedding about once a month. I've been blessed with an extremely easy care routine. They are happy/clean piglets.
Ricci Raquel Did you train your girls for potty training and use the same area as toilett, or they just did it by themself?
@@oje7257 They just gravitated to doing it themselves. I hope they always do 🤞🏼
Ricci Raquel, Yeah hope they do :)
Ricci Raquel my first boy used a litter box, that was so great. Made cage cleaning so easy and clean. After a year I bonded him with another boy. After that it was over, no more litter box. It was nice while it lasted.
@@StarBright1976 StarBright1976 Oh man, that sucks. When my girls shared a cage, it was the same thing. It's funny how much a cage mate can affect behaviors. My girls have to live in cages right next to each other because they think biting is cool when they live together. They'll bite each other and occasionally me. But when there's a barrier, they're the sweetest, most affectionate piglets. They also magically become potty trained again. Ugh. I love them so much, but I do have a couple naughty ones. Are your boys easy other than not using their potty?
Great info. Thank you Scottie.
Youre awesome! Thanks for excellent.video. Loved how.you give so.much love to the.guinea pigs
I like to use fleece plus smaller fleece flipper pads for houses/poop and one under the messy (another poop area !) hay eating area. They are changed frequently. I think my preference for fleece comes from good experience of fleece(or bamboo) nappies when my kids were babies. Its the whole idea of washing and re-using and minimising waste. I'm not a fan of the wood shavings because when I acquired two of my piggies they had lived on them and one had respiratory infection. However, as you say, that's more likely about hygeine than the shavings. Thanks for all your informative and entertaining videos x
Your videos have been so helpful! Thank you!!
That was really helpful, thank you!
I used to use aspen bedding but switched back to fleece, I thought the aspen was too messy but now that I have 7 I might start using both, I still have aspen bedding left over🥰 🌳
Love this your helping me out so much ♥️
I’ve been using paper bedding for about 1 year and it’s really expensive and just started to use a carefresh mix of paper and pine shavings and I’m excited
I recently switched my piggy to fleece, he loves it and I noticed him snuggling up more! I put a container of normal bedding in there incase he wants to lay in it but he only sat there for a bit when I first put it in there.
I mainly do aspen shavings but have the shredded soft kaytee bedding in there sleeping area they will just lay all belly up on the soft stuff they love it. It's adorable
Gavin Banton so aspen has worked well for you? My girlfriend buys aspen in bulk for her mice and I was thinking of using some of the extra for my pigs.
@@shawnsegebarth6707 yes I find it to work great the shavings are long and kinda look like ruffels the piggies don't mind them but prefer there shredded kaytee for sleeping
Thank you, this was very informative. I've had pine bedding until now but I'm thinking about changing to fleece because two of my guinea pigs are allergic to the pine shavings. Also, I have a 5m² cage (~53,8196 square feet) and I spend around 60€ per month for bedding
Omg you are the sweetest man alive
I use fleece bedding from a Guinea pig store online, bought two so I can alternate for wash days. Also I do buy pine shavings from time to time to give me a wash break.
I love fleece-less messy and looks so cheerful.
I was looking for this type of video on your channel several weeks ago, so this is great it's all summed up. Since being a small mammal rescue, i am use to our 3 species we take in. Hamsters/Gerbils/Mice only due to their care being similar so they can share food/bedding/chews/etc. After taking on two guinea pig girls through a mutual contact, i said i'd only take Guinea pigs on once in a blue moon since i do love Guinea Pigs. Unfortunately there care requires different needs and they do not share the same stuff as our regulars. So i'm having to buy them things they need except i'm using the rescues bedding we have. I have noticed that paper bedding needs to be spot cleaned often and it does like you said, make it more costly and also it produces a funky smell. Clean and Cozy is terrible, don't ever use that for Guinea pigs. Carefresh i found works so much better. But I need to get these gals a one and done deal with that fleece here soon because the rescue needs that bedding for the other animals and we are going through it like crazy for the two girls, so washing fleece would be ideal to save money for our rescue. I'm on Etsy looking at some shops but would really love it if the community could tell me their favorite shops i should check out or maybe your favorite patterns. I'll be treating them to something nice ;)
I have a hybrid system. I have a tiny "Kitchen" area where I place the hay and veggies that is sectioned off in my Midwest cage with pine shavings, and then the rest of the cage is fleece. This way where they eat is where they poop the most and where they sleep. I use fleece cubbies as well in the winter for warmth and can just change those out every couple of days. The majority of my cage stays pretty clean.
I just rescued a male guinea pig who was living in a very tiny cage. He's so sweet. I am having him fixed so we don't have more babies. And l make all there bedding by hand .. I use old comforters and cut them up and see by hand pads for them.
Scottie this was helpful. I didn't know there was a difference in fleece. I have 5 guinea pigs. Usually buy blankets at the good will and cut them in small pieces for the cages. I throw them out every few days if they get wet. I can't wash them in my washer where I do my clothes and kitchen towels. Thank you. Love your show
There is Hemp shavings as well and works well. I use a combination of 3. Mostly kiln dried pine. But also use Aspen and Hemp to give variety to Gizmo's surroundings.
Great video, Scotty! Here in Belgium hemp bedding is also quite a popular alternative for piggies. They say it's absorbent and completely safe (I have never used it, though). We also have linen bedding like Bunny Nature Linum Bedding. It's really soft and absorbent (but expensive), but it is my favourite type along fleece. I also recently came across corn bedding, so I googled it and got contradictory views (some saying it might cause intestinal blockage if it ends up in your piggy's stomach). It also seemed quite hard, and I think the softer the better...
Fab videos Scotty🥰..I use fleece but think both are good. It's what works best for yourself. I reccomend trying both😊
Currently we have bath mats in one side of our cage where the girl's huts are, and doggy pee pads under dog fleece blankets on the other side with their food bowls, water bowl, and bedding/pee tray, our cage is a 2x6 c&c cage. We used shavings for about 3 days before we changed over, and since changing over the cage is so much cleaner and easier to clean.
I plan to sew some fleece with an absorbent bamboo inner in the future, but for now this is working.
I spot clean daily.
Love Scotty as much as the guineas.
Thanks a lot, Scottie 🙂👍
I am a newby piggy adopter, and I opted for bath towels at the base of the C & C cage (8 x 4) for our 2 boys (Bernard and Dougal), with the top layer covered with standard fleece blankets where I bought either on Ebay or the Marketplace on FB. I appreciate the 'proper' fleece bedding loks very good but as I have had no problem with what I am using, I will not invest in the ready made waterproof fleece bedding, specifically for piggies. I have found that the cat carrier (that we adopted them with, and kept for them) is one of the primary locations for peeing, along with a corner cat litter tray. They do also pee at the sides of the cage a little, and I am sure as they have a large space this helps with them not getting damp from their pee. I make sure to check twice daily, when picking up poo, to check for damp patches, and make sure to clean out the cat carrier and litter tray, putting fresh hay in.
I use a combination. I use fleece in my main part of the cage and paper bedding in the kitchen area. Although I recently discovered hemp bedding, which I will probably use a combination of of hemp and pine pellets in the kitchen area.
im a 54 yr old father that eventually took over my sons 2 guinea pigs and i love them alot i take good care of them one of them is going on 8 yrs old and he is still going strong.i also use pee pads underneath the pine it works out real well with odor and keeps them dry especially if there is a spot that they like to sleep all the time the pads soak up and keep smell down but i still use a nice amount of shavings too,thanks scotty for all the videos they have helped me out alot
Don’t use puppy pads! They can be dangerous
Piggy small!!!! That is the best pet name I have ever heard!!! My son gives me crap man for me being on him to name a pet he gets Senior Bob lmao! I tried to get him to name his pig that but he went for Butterscotch instead...I tried🤣! We love your videos..you seem just like such a nice..good dude. Your our first go to videos for anything pig related!
We line our enclosure with a u-haul pad and then use an absorbent camp towel (very soft like fleece and super quick-drying) on top of that, plus pee pads in all of the favored areas. It's super easy to swap out the pads and the camp towel every couple of days and everything is washable.
I use very thick (and folded like 3 times) fleece blrankets from the store, I've never had a problem with it, I have shower curtains underneath. I never smell it, and my piggies love it
Scotty While i dont use the same set up anymore I found mostly fleece and then a section used for the "kitchen" using aspen worked best. I had a 2x5 house i did a 2x1 kitchen were food water and hay were placed and it made daily cleaning easy then the weekly clean out of the kitchen well soon as you scoop in you will know just how much peepee it held off the fleece areas. I did eventually get a 2nd food dish and water bottle but used an old cake pan as a "kitchen" area with one of the small hay racks so there was a full kitchen and a kitchenette in the cage LOL this was after i attached a midwest cage to the 2x5 cage i didnt want someone to get stuck on one side with no food or water
Scotty, I haven't seen Nails in ages, lol, he's so beautiful, what a big boy he is now! I'm so happy for him! I agree with you about Care fresh bedding. One day it was on a good sale, so my daughter picked some up for me. As soon as it got wet, it was gross! I couldn't believe people pay that kind of money for it, I find it's not great at all. Totally right about the fleece as well, it's nice, but lots of work, and it needs to be replaced alot, and I have to put smaller liners and potty pads in there as well. There's about 7 to 8 loads of laundry a week, at least, but my piggies do like it,and I use kiln dried pine in their hay area.
I use cloth incontinence pads with fleece sewn over top.
I am so glad that Nails is doing so well! You did an awesome job with him Scotty. I just adopted another female guinea pig for my first female. Both pigs are so happy. I love them both. I use fleece on both of them
I like Scotty he is smart and loves guinea pigs . He always kissing them. Thank you for your advice
I’m loving switching to fleece. Just sewed up some fleece and Uhaul pads. Much less hassle and the guys like it so much better. Much less upkeep for me but I get the laundry issue if you don’t have a washer. I do put pee pads underneath to keep the chloroplast extra clean.
Where dis you get the UHaul pads? I mean, did they sell or gave them to you? If sold, how much? TIA
Winnie Daou I’m in Cali. I went to my local U-haul (a bigger one that sells stuff) but they only had the polyester ones for sale. I just asked about the denim ones and the nice guy there just gave me them, since they didn’t sell them. I’d just ask and offer to buy them. Never hurts to ask 😁You can find them online too for sale. Just make sure they are the recycled denim ones.
@@lisaenglert3202 thank you! I'll do that.
My pigs live on fleece and it works great! Because they don’t sleep in the same spot every time the fleece dries in between and they stay dry. I have a little area with paper bedding with their food and hay but am not a big fan because it clumps together when wet. I will definitely try the pine shavings in the future. Awesome video!
What fleece did you get? My parents don't really like the idea of my piggies, so im trying to find something cheap but any suggestions help.
So far Peach and Teddy are on pine shavings.
Would like to try the fleece. Maybe make some.
When Teddy zooms it’s like snowing shavings. LOL
I love guinea pigs, Scott,
Scotty thank you for all your info, you should recommend people to adopt before buying, we adopt ours just a few days ago from the local shelter 💫
I hope you will hit the subscribe button and watch my videos when they come out I say it almost on repeat adopt don't shop! I am a volunteer at the Los Angeles Guinea Pig rescue myself. Welcome to my channel
With 16 piggies I have to use pine in some of the cages or go insane. Also get wash bags for your flannel it will save your washer. Wheeky Pets sells the best one. Amazon has green wash bags too.
I use old towels and don’t have problems because of the wash bags.
I don’t use bedding I use Fleece liners thanks for the ideas love your videos👍
Megazorb and plenty of Timothy hay for my 2 boars, the paper works great clumps together when wet, changes colour so I can see when it needs spot cleaning
Informative. I recently switched to pine
Is pine more odor absorbing?
I have a loft cage, my boys have pine on the bottom where I keep their food and a fleece layout on top with houses where they like to sleep.
We like using fleece, mostly because I find it less messy and one less thing for me to remember to buy. My piggies don't smell like pee or get wet, but the fleece will smell. They will usually pee on the corners and they will usually don't lie there. But after we got our third one we had to change the fleece twice a week because it was getting nasty quick. Now is a little more manageable.
I love fleece for my piggies but after many years of using it had to change back to pine. It was much more expensive for me because I have to pay for laundry in my building ($4.50 a load wash/dry) and I was doing 4-5 loads a week for my piggies and 2-3 for myself. It just got to be too expensive and time consuming. I think it was also becoming an issue for my neighbors too because I was using the machines so much. The pine shavings are about $7.00 a bag and I will go through 1.5-2 a week. I have 9 piggies right now. In the future when my heard is a little smaller or if I move to a place with my own washing machine I may go back to fleece.
The public laundry mats have washers that can hold like 3 to 6 loads. Just fyi for those who need a bigger washer to do more faster. Lots of them have free dryers to dry your stuff.
Claudie C. ...They have signs up for no animal bedding, so i didn’t want to risk getting in trouble...& it’s kinda gross to do that to others. imo. no shade anyone. lol
@@CapysGardenShop I shake and brush it off first outside somewhere, before putting it in the washer, then I just take a damp towel and wipe out the inside. But you know what works best for your situation. Did you know you can buy a small apartment washer? One side washes, the other side spins it to a damp state. Then you just hand dry or throw in the washer.
I use pine for some cages and fleece for my pigs with health concerns. Fleece has odor no matter what, pine is much easier, but makes for a lot of garbage. Fleece takes more maintenance but looks better and is softer. Pros and cons with both. I prefer pine.
My son's girlfriend helps him buy a guinea pig, and I am in love with it, I just tell my son that he needs to keep it clean if not he has to donated, I know I don't want to do that, but since he brings it, he needs to take responsibility, I gave the piggie food, cilantro kale ect, I love the way he eats it's lovely, I want to get him a playpen to take him out when I am at home, I haven't pick him up yet. Thankyou for all you do I'll be needing advice, God bless!!
I tried a few types of bedding and endet up with wood litter because it's absurbed the smell the best. Once a week is cleaning time and it takes 40 Minutes for 2x 4x8. So we are happy with that.
I've been using store brand paper bedding from Pet Supplies Plus. For some reason you dont get that funky smell that you do with Carefresh. Ive also found that small pet select and oxbow brands paper bedding dont seem to have much of that funky smell typically but pet supplies plus seems best. Definately more expensive though. O want to switch to fleece but seems like more maintenance. And I've found just washing fleece cuddle cups seems like I get too much hair in my washer and dryer. Thanks for the comparison!
So i’ve been using old towels, blankets for over a decade layered on top of each other. I’ve recently started investing in some decent fleece pieces but it will take time to build up my collection lol. I agree about the paper bedding. I used to use it and it was yuck. I don’t think i will get pine bedding because I’ll have to buy more repeatedly but that’s my personal preference.
I started with old towels too.. But I guess they don't dry as fast?? I bought 3 fleece at Wal-Mart. Then I have bought more at yardsales. I have peed pads under the fleece.
I'm really striving to find a middle ground. If want them to be happy fluff potatoes, but I dont want to be messy, tired or money stricken. I actually find it fun trying to test what works and doesnt work. Thank you for your advice
Hey Scotty! I am first time pig mama and your videos help me so much everyday! Thank you for taking the time and educate us!. Question: How about training pads and then on top the pine shaving just so when I clean the coroplast does not get messy or can that cause any respiratory problem? (The pads)
Pretty sure that little wink you did about being addicted to fleece was directed to Abby, lol!
Very helpful.😊💖💖💖
I’ve got my three boys on fleece....however they have a large 2x4 box in their cage on the one side where I put in pine shavings and hay and they love it.
They have a 9x2 cage with 2 hay lofts and I have made my own fleece pads there are many tutorials on you tube to make your own and I use the u-haul and anti pil fleece.
in making my own I can make them with many extra absorbent layers, I have so far not had them smell of pee. I make large pads and many small pads so I only need to change the large pads weekly and the small pads as and when the need it.
I have 13 dogs, 2 cats and the 3 guinea pigs so my washing machines ( I have one for the pets and one for my hubby and myself ) are always on the go. I wouldn’t have it any other way ❤️💋❤️
I've used all sorts of bedding. Started with pine, and used that for a long time, but it does get everywhere. Have also tried some horse bedding called Megazorb, which is like smaller pieces of Carefresh (much, much cheaper though), which was OK, but bits went everywhere like it does with pine. One of the odder ones was a type of litter made with recycled paper called Back 2 Nature, which I got a free sample of, but I thought the pieces were hard, and uncomfy for the pigs to walk on (it's also expensive). More recently I tried puppy pads, which are really easy, but I wonder about the environmental impact of them. Currently using fleece, and am slowly building up a collection - it's nice and soft on little feet, really easy and quick to clean the cage out, and I seem to get more zoomies when the cage is freshly cleaned.
I use fleece because I and my bf agreed that we don't want pine shavings all over our apartment. We had guinea pigs before and it always was a very big issue for us. Happy to use fleece, piggies love it.
I don't know how available it is from country to country but I swap between fleece and Aubiose for Geralt and Vesemir. I used to use Aubiose for my horses too. It doesnt have respiratory effects as far as anyone is aware; great wicking qualities where any wet will sink to the lower layers leaving the top fresh and dry. Doesn't get stuck in fur and is so easy to spot clean. In the UK it's usually around £11 for a 25kg bale
thank you very helpful
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