C&C Indoor flooring

[sparkythepiggie]

Hi all, have decided to transition from using paper on the floor of my piggies cage, to using some sort of fleece liner. I am upgrading them to a bigger c&c cage and have researched that fleece liner is better for the piggies, the planet, and also overall cheaper. Do I need to put doggy training pads under the fleece? And also could someone reccomend a fleece liner they used which is fairly on the cheap side I've been looking at a few but still am confused, some videos say to get a waterproof one, some say not to! Am very confused so any advice would help!

Thanks!

 

[Piggies&buns]

I just use a single layer fleece blanket (not proper liners), so I do use puppy pads underneath as you need an absorbent layer.

I would also recommend you get a horse wash bag to wash the fleeces in as getting hay and hair off can be a bit tricky and you do end up with stray bits in your washing machine.

This is our guide to fleece bedding which will help you.

A Detailed Guide For Fleece Bedding
Members recommended UK and US sites for fleece cage liners and accessories

 

[Tara95]

This was the polar fleece I purchased from my local garden centre the cherry tree barn ! ( They also do different patterns) they're £2.99 each. As well we this they do really cheap puppy pads 105 puppy pads for I think £9/£10 and I just put these under the polar fleeces. . The butterfly fleece (see below) I purchased originally for £2.99 but I think they've gone up to £4.99 from the onlinehomeshop so you can order them.
Good luck!

 

[curlykrish]

If you get pre-made liners with something like zorb middle then I find that you don’t need anything else under the fleece. That said I do use smaller fleece pads in high traffic areas so if it gets wet I can just change that rather than the whole fleece - which I only need to do once a week.

 

[stef.trg]

We‘re currently using pre-made fleece liners but are going to switch to noodle bath mats with a washable absorbent layer (incontinence pads or similar) underneath. The only reason we‘re doing this is because our piggies love noodle mats more than anything

 

[sparkythepiggie]

where are you getting the bath mats from?

 

[stef.trg]

Our current ones are from Dunelm, they’re £5 per bath mat I believe they also do small noodle cloths for £1 which we put in hideys to make them extra cosy - they love it. I think the proper name for the noodle style is chenille (in case you wanted to browse for some online)

 

[flowerfairy]

I got noodle mats on ebay. Shower mats for around 5.00. I put them in high traffic areas such as under their dolls beds. They need changing after a day or two.

 

[Katsycakes]

We use absorbant cotton mattress protectors under our fleece, but if you buy ready made fleece cage liners you won’t need the absorbant layer.

If your c&c is 2x4 I’ve found cot sized mattress protectors (140cm x 70cm) fit perfectly.