Laura-CCC4
Senior Guinea Pig
I have every sympathy for those of you who use fleece and wash by hand!
Our washing machine broke and won't be repaired until Monday, so for the past week I have had to wash the pigs fleeces, towels and cosies by hand. So far I've done two full cage sets for each of the four cages. The total cage size if all four were put together is 10x5, so for two sets...that totals about 20x10 C&C worth of bedding. No wonder I feel so weak! A few extra points:
1. It's gross! I don't care about the filthy water (as long as I keep wearing my Marigolds
) but the smell of a-few-day-old pee-stained towels is not pleasant.
2. It weighs a ton! The small pieces of fleece and towels, and the cuddlecups, I can manage no problem. The 2x4 and 3x3 size fleeces are a challenge, as are the full bath sheets. I have got some thick bath towels to wash but I don't think I can manage them, they're so big and get so heavy I'll end up in the bath with them.
3. It takes forever to dry! No matter how much I wring them, they have to drip dry on the line. Then overnight on the radiators. I can only get so much on the line and the radiators. rolleyes
Having said all that, it's supremely satisfying when you put the towels and fleeces you laboured so much to get clean, actually in the cage. They don't look as clean and fresh as normal but they are really only surface clean and they don't stink, which will do until the machine is fixed.
I have been looking forward to a sit down and a catch up on the forum all day. 8
Our washing machine broke and won't be repaired until Monday, so for the past week I have had to wash the pigs fleeces, towels and cosies by hand. So far I've done two full cage sets for each of the four cages. The total cage size if all four were put together is 10x5, so for two sets...that totals about 20x10 C&C worth of bedding. No wonder I feel so weak! A few extra points:
1. It's gross! I don't care about the filthy water (as long as I keep wearing my Marigolds
) but the smell of a-few-day-old pee-stained towels is not pleasant.2. It weighs a ton! The small pieces of fleece and towels, and the cuddlecups, I can manage no problem. The 2x4 and 3x3 size fleeces are a challenge, as are the full bath sheets. I have got some thick bath towels to wash but I don't think I can manage them, they're so big and get so heavy I'll end up in the bath with them.
3. It takes forever to dry! No matter how much I wring them, they have to drip dry on the line. Then overnight on the radiators. I can only get so much on the line and the radiators. rolleyes
Having said all that, it's supremely satisfying when you put the towels and fleeces you laboured so much to get clean, actually in the cage. They don't look as clean and fresh as normal but they are really only surface clean and they don't stink, which will do until the machine is fixed.
I have been looking forward to a sit down and a catch up on the forum all day. 8
