Search results for query: environmentally friendly bedding

The spray is Johnson's Insecticidal Spray which I bought from Pets at Home. It does mention being useful against fly strike. It is not very environmentally friendly though. It can be used on bedding and my vet said it is fine to use in this way. It is wise to keep flies away from your pets as...

I have a thing called a Hayzee which works ok. I fold a towel up and put it in a pillowcase and line it with that. I can’t use loose bedding, was not willing to use extremely un-environmentally friendly puppy pads and found that when using a little 1x2 fleece cage liner all of the hay would...

Hi all I’m on a quest to make the easiest peegie cage clean process. I wanted to share what I have done so far and get all your tips and tricks to understand how I can better it. My main goal was to make the daily clean of the kitchen (and toilet) as quick and painless as possible. Obviously...

I was thinking about how I can have less waste from the piggies I own. I realized just today that I can probably put their used uneaten hay in with the lawn clippings that I put out for our township to compost. I'd like to do something similar with their bedding because that's the biggest source...

Hello Everybody, I have read all the bedding info on this site plus some online research. I have 5 piggies, all girls and expecting a 6th in a couple of weeks. I live in the UK. Until now they have been indoors but I am going to move them outside due to family reasons. I ordered a 7x5 shed...

Search results for query: environmentally friendly bedding Back to nature bedding mentioned on a thread in this search term, not sure what it is unless it the grey stuff in the pink bags (I realise I am being no use here :)) )

Thank you for the suggestion. I appreciate it! :D

Sawdust is not an appropriate bedding as the dust can irritate the piggies vulnerable lungs and cause upper respiratory infections. Dust extracted wood shavings can be used as long as they're not cedar or pine. I use fleece and my boys love it and for us it's the most environmentally friendly...

Getting an allergy test may give you some idea. It is possible to develop an allergy over time and with exposure. One of my kids' friends is not allergic to our guinea pigs per se, but is allergic to the hay, so that is another option if you had a dusty batch of hay. Before paper bedding was...

Hi! So , because of the dire state of our Earth I have been trying to be more environmentally friendly. Going vegan, diminishing my use of one use plastics, etc. I was wondering how I could make my caring for the guinea pigs more environmentally friendly. I use fleece, and clean it twice a...

Hi! Washing any fabrics in contact with a ringworm piggy (including what you yourself are wearing when handling piggies) at 60 C / 140 F will do the trick. I would most strongly NOT recommend to use any shampoo/dip or any disinfectant in a washing machine due to foaming and environmental...

Hi, I've just started using fleece for my piggies with a bath towl underneath. It's kinder for them but what I'm struggling with is how much they smell. I am having to wash it every day which isn't too environmentally friendly. Any advise on this or anything else I could use. Thanks.

For a while I've been wanting to change to "reusable puppy pads" for under my girls fleeces. Has anyone done this? And what are their thoughts. I really like using regular puppy pads for absorbing, but I'm trying to make the pigs as environmentally friendly as possible, and this is a big part of...

You said saw dust; which is a no no when it comes to bedding. But our bedding guide in my previous post (click on the green link) features a range of alternative and environmentally more friendly bedding, like hemp based fitch for instance. There is no ideal bedding that fits any situation, so...

The smell comes from the urine and not the fleece. this is why many members use washable incontinence chair or bed mats or puppy lads under the regular toiletting corners as they bind the smell better and you get away with a twice weekly cage clean. ;) here is our comprehensive fleece bedding...

Hello, I am from the U.S and I was wondering if anyone knew of any good places that sell timothy hay in bulk for pretty cheap as well as pine bedding. I am trying to save some money and some trips to the pet store! Also, if anyone knows of some more environmentally friendly businesses that sell...

Thank you. I will look into these washable incontinence pads. I want to be as environmentally friendly as possible so like the idea they can be washed. Thanks

Ok so I have made the decision that I'm going to change my boys cages to fleece liners I've had enough with no dust shavings. My boys really love to ly on my bed or a pile of sheets. Fleece seems alot easier to clean, its environmentally friendly and alot cheaper to buy does anybody know a good...

I use Back 2 Nature too and only clean out once a week. Never gets smelly. And it's environmentally friendly too.

Hi! Straw is a no no with guinea pigs - it is too hard, is an unsuitable food source (guinea pigs need hay, hay and more hay) and a constant risk for eye inuries. There are now also more environmentally friendly alternatives to wood shavings if you look around. Please take the time to read...