Artificial grass for bedding

[xToNix]

Ok. Thanks. I have extended my pigs cages and added a new correx tray that is their kitchen area at one end where I put all their hay and food in. Just increasing the size has actually helped with the dampness of the fleece as they now just have more space. Hopefully they'll use the kitchen area as a toilet too and that will help even more. If not then I've bought some megazorb to give that a go. Thanks for all your replies.

Hi @Guinea giggles. I just wanted to say that I’ve tried Megazorb in the past but didn’t like it. It’s dusty and has a strong smell and the dust plus the Megazorb got stuck in and around the piggies’ nostrils not sure it would be great for the asthma sufferers either. I hope you manage to find something that works for you and your piggies. I’ve gone back to fleece I bought from Ziggy’s Piggies and put a layer of puppy pads underneath. I bought some hay bags too which keeps the hay more contained and less waste but I’ve just had to get over the fact that I’m never going to get every little piece out.

 

[Midasaka]

I'm struggling to keep up with all the laundry from using fleece bedding for our 3 male pigs. They toilet everywhere not just where their hay is, they also spray and the fleeces become very smelly within a day and damp too. Their hay also sticks to the fleece and makes a mess everywhere.
I've seen that some people use artificial grass for outdoor enclosures and I was wondering whether anybody had used it to line indoor cages? The grass is punched so the idea is that the wee drains through onto a substrate such as newspaper below and then the grass is nice and dry for the pigs feet. To clean it you would then hoover up the poops every day and then change the newspapers and hose down the grass weekly. I'm hoping this would cut down the amount of cleaning time and mess. Obviously they'd still have snuggly areas and boxes where they have their hay. Has anyone tried this or have any experience of it? Thanks

I use large towels. I fold them so they are even thicker, & absorbing. Every day I turn them, brush shake the poo off into waste bags. I put the same towels back, and when they are to damp & smelly, I put clean towels back. I wash in the washing machine every three days. Make sure the towels are shaken well, because piggies molt and I chuck the towels in with my washing.