Bedding

anyar.dris said:
I have one 2x2 Guinea Dad fleece that I bought from Amazon UK. I liked it at first but after a couple times of washing it, the shape changed. Well the top layer looked like it shrunk a bit or the bottom layer stretched. Either way, I didn't like how it was on the C&C cage. I use it now just for lap pad when I put the piggies on the sofa. It is very absorbent though.

Have you tried looking at Etsy. Loads of fleece liners sellers there in America and loads of pretty designs too, compared to the ones in the UK. Also, have you tried the bubble bath mats? Go to IKEA website and look for TOFTBO bath mats. A lot of us use them because it's absorbent and it's easy to wash too.
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I'll check that out thank you.
 
Would I be better off with or without a divider panel in my cage. The new cage I'm looking at doesn't come with one. Maybe I can make my own with c&c. My idea with my Midwest cage was to keep the hay on 1/3 of the cage and the other side for sleeping, houses, and toys. Maybe most of the hay will still stay on one side without a divider panel
 
nlkiser198343 said:
Would I be better off with or without a divider panel in my cage. The new cage I'm looking at doesn't come with one. Maybe I can make my own with c&c. My idea with my Midwest cage was to keep the hay on 1/3 of the cage and the other side for sleeping, houses, and toys. Maybe most of the hay will still stay on one side without a divider panel
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Putting a partial divider in is not a common thing to do.
With boar pairs you should look to avoid any areas which can become bottlenecks and by putting a divider in you could be creating one.
 
Piggies&buns said:
Putting a partial divider in is not a common thing to do.
With boar pairs you should look to avoid any areas which can become bottlenecks and by putting a divider in you could be creating one.
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Any way I can still keep the hay contained to one side without a divider? It really makes a mess of the fleece. Or does it need to be across the whole cages.
 
nlkiser198343 said:
Any way I can still keep the hay contained to one side without a divider? It really makes a mess of the fleece. Or does it need to be across the whole cages.
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I already bought a 4x2 cage with a lid from Walmart for $140 and a shelf for $30 I'm gonna turn into a stand. I'll get them in about a week. Now I'm attempting to build a play area under my bed with c&c I already got. I'll keep the Midwest cage upstairs so they can cool off in my room with the air conditioning or my mom's room when I'm not home so the cat don't get at them. Now I just need another liner or bath mat to fit this cage
 
nlkiser198343 said:
Any way I can still keep the hay contained to one side without a divider? It really makes a mess of the fleece. Or does it need to be across the whole cages.
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You can use trays. Deep storage boxes with holes cut in for doors (ensuring no sharp edges) can help etc
You can put the divider in if you want to. It’s just that it a not common practice given you want free access all around the cage.
Some hay mess when using fleece is inevitable though.

It can be advised to have two hay areas apart from each other when you have boars so they they don’t have to eat in the same area if they don’t want to. That’s the thing with boars ensuring there is no reason for them to bicker
 
Piggies&buns said:
You can use trays. Deep storage boxes with holes cut in for doors (ensuring no sharp edges) can help etc
You can put the divider in if you want to. It’s just that it a not common practice given you want free access all around the cage.
Some hay mess when using fleece is inevitable though.

It can be advised to have two hay areas apart from each other when you have boars so they they don’t have to eat in the same area if they don’t want to. That’s the thing with boars ensuring there is no reason for them to bicker
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I think I can do that. I already use 2 water bottles on opposite ends
 
So I just found a bath mat on way fair for $30 and it's like 70% off. It measured 36x49. Can I get 2 of these to lay across my cage. Or can anybody show me where I can get one 30x60 bath mat. It's chenille brand. I read that's good for piggies.
 
I don't trust any websites I'm not familiar with this one's on Wayfair which I've bought plenty of stuff from before. I actually just ordered my washer which is coming next month also, but I do see some sites to custom make bath mats but I'm not familiar with them.
 
nlkiser198343 said:
I don't trust any websites I'm not familiar with this one's on Wayfair which I've bought plenty of stuff from before. I actually just ordered my washer which is coming next month also, but I do see some sites to custom make bath mats but I'm not familiar with them.
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Actually I'd be better off just getting a fleece liner at that price. There about identical. I'm hoping to find one 30x60 inch bath mat for like $40 or less otherwise I might as well get a guinea dad for $64 is the 2x4 one. I still gotta check Etsy to
 
Yes you can. In fact using two smaller ones is advisable as it can be much easier on a washing machine (one big one can be too bulky for and unbalance the machine)

I’m not sure I’ve ever seen a 5ft bath mat, certainly not here anyway
 
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So I just found a bath mat on way fair for $30 and it's like 70% off. It measured 36x49. Can I get 2 of these to lay across my cage. Or can anybody show me where I can get one 30x60 bath mat. It's chenille brand. I read that's good for piggies.
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Have you checked Amazon? You can buy the bath mats from there too.
 
anyar.dris said:
Have you checked Amazon? You can buy the bath mats from there too.
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I found versailtex brand one 20x32 inch and my cage is 30x60. So I would need 3 to cover the cage right. 3 would be about $45. Thats better price for me if there durable. I might try 2 or 3 and then get some more if they hold up
 
I think I'm finally set now as long as these bath mats are good. I have the 2x4 cage coming and 3 of the 20x32 bath mats and enough grid left over to make a cage. I think I might put the widest under the edge of my bed sticking out half way so I can open the top and then build c&c around the edge of my bed and leave the door open inside so they can run around and come back in the cage when I'm in my room with them. I have a lot of absorbent pads to lay under there.
 
I wonder if these grids would be good for making an out door cat enclosure. I'll be sitting outside with my cat and piggies in 2 different enclosures on nice days lol.
 
nlkiser198343 said:
I wonder if these grids would be good for making an out door cat enclosure. I'll be sitting outside with my cat and piggies in 2 different enclosures on nice days lol.
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So can I put to cardboard boxes with bottoms cut out and big door at the end of each cage and maybe a sheet of plastic with holes in it underneath them. Stuff them both with loose piles of hay. That way hay stays off fleece mostly and any pee drains through. Will this work? I'll have to weigh boxes down or zip tie them to cage. Do you think I would need to replace them to often? I have a lot of boxes and get a ton from work so I can change them out once a month or so.
 
nlkiser198343 said:
So can I put to cardboard boxes with bottoms cut out and big door at the end of each cage and maybe a sheet of plastic with holes in it underneath them. Stuff them both with loose piles of hay. That way hay stays off fleece mostly and any pee drains through. Will this work? I'll have to weigh boxes down or zip tie them to cage. Do you think I would need to replace them to often? I have a lot of boxes and get a ton from work so I can change them out once a month or so.
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Cardboard boxes are great fun for piggies - they love running through them and chewing them. You need to make sure you use only brown cardboard boxes.
You need to make sure you put two doors into each box (so no piggy can trap the other inside it - it’s a flashpoint for problems with teenage boars).

I personally would not put a plastic sheet with holes in at the bottom but if you do , you’re going to need to make sure they are big enough for urine to get through and not sit on it anywhere as it’ll then just make the hay wet and potentially smelly without a huge amount of ventilation in the box.

Whether you get a month of use out of it you’ll just have to see. With the bottom cut out, when piggies chew the doors bigger (which they all do) you are going to lose stability so it may not last that long.

I don’t remove the bottom of the box. Just cut two doors in, stuff it with hay and give it to them. Then throw it out when it gets too destroyed. Depending on the size of the box - it’s a week or two of use.
Hay is served in a more permanent solution - for me they are fully bedded on it anyway - but plastic storage boxes, trays etc, or only using fleece in a certain part of the cage and then just throwing hay at the non fleece side (without worrying about dividing walls).
 
Maybe the hay won't bother it anyway if I just make a few piles and keep them contained. I bought some laundry bags to keep my new washer from getting ruined
 
I made a play area. I'll just need to throw some of my pads down. When the new cage comes I wanna put my Midwest under there part way and they can go in and out of the cage when there up here with me for play time and then back in there big cage downstairs. I hope the shelf I bought fits the Walmart one with the clips. The cage I can probably just zip tie but the stand I think would need the clips to hold the cage up
 

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Can I use these as hay feeding litter areas. I thought about cutting doors out and putting them in upside down or right side up. I haven't decided yet. I figure if it's up they'll just pee on the plastic and get there feet wet but it would be nice if the hay wasn't right on the fleece and I'm trying to keep it off my floor and inside 2 of these bins. There about 5 inches high. Has to be cleaned I know.
 

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nlkiser198343 said:
Can I use these as hay feeding litter areas. I thought about cutting doors out and putting them in upside down or right side up. I haven't decided yet. I figure if it's up they'll just pee on the plastic and get there feet wet but it would be nice if the hay wasn't right on the fleece and I'm trying to keep it off my floor and inside 2 of these bins. There about 5 inches high. Has to be cleaned I know.
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Maybe I just won't put fleece under the boxes then like you said. Maybe I can put paper badding under there to. I still have a small bag that's gonna go to waste otherwise
 
nlkiser198343 said:
Can I use these as hay feeding litter areas. I thought about cutting doors out and putting them in upside down or right side up. I haven't decided yet. I figure if it's up they'll just pee on the plastic and get there feet wet but it would be nice if the hay wasn't right on the fleece and I'm trying to keep it off my floor and inside 2 of these bins. They’re about 5 inches high. Has to be cleaned I know.
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When you use a litter tray you always need to put something absorbent at the bottom - a puppy pad or disposable bedding and then put hay in. You can’t just put hay in because hay is not absorbent so the pee will just puddle and sit in the bottom.

I would not put them upside down.
If you are going to use them at all you would definitely need to cut doors in them. They are too high otherwise.
 
Does this look ok and then I can put one in each corner of the cage. The absorbent pads I bought fits it pretty well. The third picture I was thinking of making little holes and ziptieing the 2 together like a hinged lid to keep the hay inside
 

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nlkiser198343 said:
Does this look ok and then I can put one in each corner of the cage. The absorbent pads I bought fits it pretty well. The third picture I was thinking of making little holes and ziptieing the 2 together like a hinged lid to keep the hay inside
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If that is how you want it to be then it’s fine.
However, I would rub some sandpaper on the edges to make sure there aren’t any sharp pieces (if you haven’t done so already).

It might be deceptive from the picture but with the lid on it doesn’t look like a very big door.

I personally would not have the lid on it as I don’t think it serves the purpose. Hay is most likely it be dragged out the door, rather than over the sides given they are so high, and the lid won’t stop that.
I’d be concerned that’s it’s turned into a one exit hidey. If one piggy tries to go in without being able to see the other is in there, then it could be a flash point for bickering.
You’re never going to stop some hay from getting on the fleece - it’s the downside to fleece bedding!
 
Piggies&buns said:
If that is how you want it to be then it’s fine.
However, I would rub some sandpaper on the edges to make sure there aren’t any sharp pieces (if you haven’t done so already).

It might be deceptive from the picture but with the lid on it doesn’t look like a very big door.

I personally would not have the lid on it as I don’t think it serves the purpose. Hay is most likely it be dragged out the door, rather than over the sides given they are so high, and the lid won’t stop that.
I’d be concerned that’s it’s turned into a one exit hidey. If one piggy tries to go in without being able to see the other is in there, then it could be a flash point for bickering.
You’re never going to stop some hay from getting on the fleece - it’s the downside to fleece bedding!
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Yeah would've had to cut into the lid a little to but maybe I won't use the lid. I'm trying to keep it from spilling out of the cage as much as possible. I'm trying to avoid sucking it up with the vaccum. I'll probly have some kind of hard surface tables or something around the cage so I could just sweep it with a broom
 
When the new cage comes. I'm gonna try like this and make use of the piggy blankets I bought. There will be 2 on opposite ends and I'll probably hang there water bottles over them to. I think there small enough that they would see one another in there before trying to go in
 

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