Best way to get hair out of carpet?

[Fluffbabies]

Hi everyone!

Just wondered what people had found the best way to get pet hair (guinea pigs only here) out of carpet?

Our home has long piled carpet throughout. The hoover does a pretty good job where their cage is but we hang up their laundry in the conservatory and the amount of hair that comes of it is insane. I hoover loads but of course it doesn't get all of it.

I'm thinking carpet cleaner or some kind of rubber brush or other tool?

 

[piggieminder]

I find the nozzle of a cylinder vacuum without any attachments rubbed hard across the carpet picks it up. A damp sponge is good too but my rugs aren't long pile which I suspect is more of a problem.

 

[Betsy]

A silicone brush is good. You can get a cheap one off Amazon to try to see if it works for long pile carpets. Do you brush their laundry off before washing it?

 

[fluffysal]

I second the silicone brush. I thoroughly brush off all of their stuff before washing.

 

[Fluffbabies]

Yeh we brush everything off as much as we can before it goes in the wash but a lot of hair remains despite how much comes off! We do this with a medium stiffness brush. We have a silicone one too but is doesn't get as much off surprisingly.

I also have like a silicone comb which I find is the best way to get it off but you have to lay the fleece flat. I try to do this periodically to get rid of more hair but it's an extra step. Nicer to do when the fleece is clean. I use laundry bags which stops any missed hair or little hay bits going in the machine.

Has anyone tried those longer handled silicone brooms? I'm not sure I see it being as effective as being on my hands and knees with a handheld one but it would be good to know as it would be a lot easier for a bigger area lol.

I do use the hoover nozzle too. It must be the pile of the carpet meaning some hair is harder to remove.