How often do you wash guineadad bedding?

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Hi all,

How often do you wash your guineadad fleece bedding if you have it? I have 2 piggies and they wee a lot! In this warm weather the fleece is smelling more so I was wondering how many times I should wash them? Twice a week? I use non bio washing powder and dettol cleanser wash at 30 degrees. The instructions say don’t wash on heat at all which doesn’t sit well with me. How can the germs be killed? Thanks
 
60 degrees i wash my fleece at every 3 days to kill the bacteria. I dont know about guineadad to be fair though. My boar stinks the place out
 
Tea2018 said:
Hi all,

How often do you wash your guineadad fleece bedding if you have it? I have 2 piggies and they wee a lot! In this warm weather the fleece is smelling more so I was wondering how many times I should wash them? Twice a week? I use non bio washing powder and dettol cleanser wash at 30 degrees. The instructions say don’t wash on heat at all which doesn’t sit well with me. How can the germs be killed? Thanks
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I wash their fleece beddings every 4 days and my Finn and Lara live in seperate cages. I hand wash all the fleece beddings with detergent and soak them in vinegar water to kill the germs. After soaking in vinegar water, I hang them to dry.

Both my Finn and Lara each have hay pans they use as bathrooms in their cages so their fleece beddings don't get much pee and poo. All their waste end up in the hay tray filled with hay. I wash their hay trays and replenish with new Oxbow hay every 3-4 days.

My Finn and Lara also have a playpen they play in everyday and I hand wash fleece bedding every week and soak in vinegar water then hang to dry.
 
I always wash mine at 60 degrees with non bio wash powder and white vinegar.. always come out smelling clean. I changed all mine Sunday and will change today as a bit grubby but have already changed my smaller top fleeces out - I have lots of fleece so can do this regularly...
 
I wash mine on 60 degrees with white vinegar (about 200ml for a full load) and a dash of hibiscrub. I clean mine every 5 days or so, not quite a week but not quite twice a week. Also depends on cage size and number of pigs and if they all like sitting in the same place.
 
It depends a bit on the size of the cage, the number of piggies and where they wee. My trio have a big cage and tend to wee most in their hay tray, so I change them once a week, but could probably get away with a couple of weeks. My pair, on the other hand has a smaller cage and wee wherever takes their fancy, so 4-5 days is about as long as I get before I change them. Obviously in both cases I poop scoop every day.
 
I wash all my fleece twice a week with a bit of dettol and I alternate washing it at 40 one week and at 60 degrees the following week. Possibly in the less messy bedroom area of my big cage I could get away with doing it once a week but I find it easier to do the whole cage at once then there's never any damp patches or smells!
 
I use vinegar water to kill bacteria in their hay trays, cages, food bowls, and fleece beddings.

I also use direct sunlight to dry the fleece beddings, which I believe will kill the bacteria. In the summer time I can do this more.
 
Seven7 said:
I use vinegar water to kill bacteria in their hay trays, cages, food bowls, and fleece beddings.

I also use direct sunlight to dry the fleece beddings, which I believe will kill the bacteria. In the summer time I can do this more.
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Bacteria likes the warm and damp. But the washing should get it off anyway. Sunlight is known to kill bacteria in dust. Dont know about imbedded in fleece🤔
 
I try everything I can think of to get rid of bacteria due to pee and poo on their fleece bedding. I don't want them to catch diseases by sitting in dirty bedding.

I clean everything frequently thinking that would help to keep them away from diseases. They haven't shown any signs of sickness of any kind. I have had Finn for a year and a half. Lara came to me about a year ago from a friend. They both seem healthy.
 
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