Hay on fleece liners

[meepfish66]

Hello,

I love my fleece liners for my guinea, but I wonder, how do you get hay off it? It gets all the little bits stuck to it. I have a special bag to stop it getting in the washing machine but some still sticks after the wash.

Thanks

 

[flowerfairy]

I shake it and brush it with a rubber bristled brush. It isn't a perfect solution but it helps.

 

[Merab]

I haven’t found a way of getting all the hay off.
Even vacuuming the fleece doesn’t fully work.
I work on the basis that if the fleeces are clean that’s fine

 

[meepfish66]

I haven’t found a way of getting all the hay off.
Even vacuuming the fleece doesn’t fully work.
I work on the basis that if the fleeces are clean that’s fine

Yeh I've tried hoovering too. Thought about using a lint roller, but is that fighting a losing battle

 

[meepfish66]

I shake it and brush it with a rubber bristled brush. It isn't a perfect solution but it helps.

Where do you get the brush from?

 

[AidaB]

Similar here, just shake outside, pop it in a bag for the washing machine, another shake while damp before drying & just accept any hay that’s left on.

We have a rubber bristle brush too, but honestly the shaking seems to be as effective. I got ours at the supermarket.

 

[Betsy]

I use a silicone brush that I got from Amazon.

 

[Truffolo]

Yes, there lots of silicone brushes available. The piggies will quickly eat the bristles down to nothing so be careful not to leave a brush lying in the cage or anywhere they can reach them. The same goes for gloves and plastic bags, they eat them like candy but they are dangerous

 

[fluffysal]

I must confess that even though I try to accept the hay left on them, occasionally I find myself going through a pile of fleece with my tweezers in hand!
I use an old fashioned carpet beater as well as a silicone bristle brush.

 

[anyar.dris]

I use this brush and dustpan from Home Bargains. It does its job. I shake the fleece outside as well. Although I mainly use the big fleece liners as under layer in the cage and the bobble mats as the main bedding coz they're easier to clean and I can replace the part where the piggies wee more everyday. The bobble mats are softer in my opiniom too.

 

[CTWC]

There was a Vileda silicone one a member was saying was fantastic the other week off Amazon I'll try to find the link

 

[CTWC]

Vileda PetPro Electrostatic Handheld Brush - Silicone bristles, Washable | Electrostatic Action, Ideal for Pet Hair Removal from Stairs, Carpets and Furnishings, Great for Small Spaces, Long Lasting : Amazon.co.uk: Grocery https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B0CQ5CDGNC/ref=ox_sc_act_title_5?smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&psc=1

 

[flowerfairy]

Where do you get the brush from?

Amazon. Very similar to the one that CTWC posted.

 

[meepfish66]

Thank you, I'll try that

 

[meepfish66]

I use this brush and dustpan from Home Bargains. It does its job. I shake the fleece outside as well. Although I mainly use the big fleece liners as under layer in the cage and the bobble mats as the main bedding coz they're easier to clean and I can replace the part where the piggies wee more everyday. The bobble mats are softer in my opiniom too.

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Yeah I use the fleece liner and then a bath mat and a pee pad on top, but there was so much hay in the cage all over some of the fleece liner, it's gone everywhere

 

[StephanieC]

I use kitchen gloves (the ones you use to wash dishes with rubbery palms). I bring all the hay and debris into a pile and throw it out in a bin and then continue to brush the debris/dust into a pile with my hand until I'm left with nearly nothing. I finish with a small brush to collect the dust and finer debris. The gloves are good as well to remove hair from fleece and other beddings. I use fleece rather than bath mats and my technique might work better on fleece.
As for the kitchen gloves, some are more rubbery than others. I've tried a few over the years and the more rubbery the better.