Bedding For Guinea Pigs - Overview

[pedro1976]

Mine live in a hutch in the shed (with access to the shed floor for playtime) and I find that fleece as bedding doesn’t work once cooler weather comes - it doesn’t dry properly and it’s not warm enough. Mine are on fleece in the shed itself and in the bottom half of their hutch in summer only (upper half of hutch is hay year round). And hay everywhere in winter. I find this provides them with more warmth. I do however give them fleece tunnels for overnight during winter with a snugglesafe heat pad underneath them. The fleece items sometimes need removing in the morning in the depths of winter if they are damp, but they get washed dried and given back to them at bedtime.

Great advice thanks.

 

[Gullfaks]

I switched to wood shavings as bedding for my guinea pigs recently, after having used fleece for 1 year. I just realized that my guinea pigs occasionally are eating pieces of woodshavings - is this normal or could it cause some issues?
They have plenty of hay and hay tunnels to chew on, and otherwise fed normally.

Thanks for feedback!

 

[Swissgreys]

I switched to wood shavings as bedding for my guinea pigs recently, after having used fleece for 1 year. I just realized that my guinea pigs occasionally are eating pieces of woodshavings - is this normal or could it cause some issues?
They have plenty of hay and hay tunnels to chew on, and otherwise fed normally.

Thanks for feedback!

An occasional nibble of shavings won't so them any harm.

 

[Tilly92]

Amazon or Ebay

I use a dog bed wash bag from ebay