Shredded Paper As Bedding?

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Hello, I currently use wood-shavings as a bedding and I wanted to know if anyone here uses shredded paper or knows if it's a good bedding to use. I read somewhere that it isn't very absorbent so would a litter tray need to be provided with a more absorbent bedding? Also, can the ink from paper be harmful to piggies? Thanks :)
 
This is what I use for my guinea pigs. Never had any trouble with it personally, just make sure you use a lot so its a nice thick layer.

I have a weird matt thing (can't remember the name sorry) on the bottom, on top of that is the newspaper and on top of that is my thick layer of paper shredding.
It's the only bedding thats actually worked for my guinea pigs. I've been through so many.

Here's a picture to show you how mine is. The only downside I have as you see is the paper gets outside of the cage easily.
 

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Julesie said:
This is what I use for my guinea pigs. Never had any trouble with it personally, just make sure you use a lot so its a nice thick layer.

I have a weird matt thing (can't remember the name sorry) on the bottom, on top of that is the newspaper and on top of that is my thick layer of paper shredding.
It's the only bedding thats actually worked for my guinea pigs. I've been through so many.

Here's a picture to show you how mine is. The only downside I have as you see is the paper gets outside of the cage easily.
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Thank-you. It looks good, is it expensive to use? (I own 8 guinea pigs)
 
I get it for free so its not expencive for me. Occasionally though if I don't have a bag from my friend who brings it round though I buy some blank white paper from asda and put it in the shredder. It costs £2
 
I tried tbag bedding and hated it.Didn't control the odour and got soaking wet quickly.
 
Its thinner.Is what they use for tea bags.Wouldn't have thought paper of any kind was much good as a bedding.Other people could think different.I use finacard (shredded cardboard) in my litter trays and love it.Use it for my rats and hamsters too
 
madguinealady said:
Its thinner.Is what they use for tea bags.Wouldn't have thought paper of any kind was much good as a bedding.Other people could think different.I use finacard (shredded cardboard) in my litter trays and love it.Use it for my rats and hamsters too
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I might consider getting finacard for the litter trays because I also have gerbils so I could use it for them too :)
 
Finacard is something like fifteen quid for seventeen kilos.My litter trays have a thick layer of newspaper then finacard then the hay.With shavings and hemp bedding and tbag bedding the litter trays had to be done every day or they stunk and were wet for the piggies to lie on.Finacard lasts two days sometimes three.Have puppy pads then fleece in main part of the cage Smaller bits of towel and fleece where they wee occasionally.Means I only have to change the smaller pieces as and when and main fleece weekly
 
Here's the link to fitch, they don't do samples but you can buy a small 10kg bag http://www.fitchrecycling.co.uk/ani...maller-critters-10kgs-12-99-inc-delivery.html

I don't use anything else now and i use it through their whole cages, it's really soft and absorbent, and it great for odor control and isn't messy at all, and it's good for the respiratory system as it's paper based. If any gets of the floor i can just use the carpet sweeper and it's gone in seconds.
 
Fitch is next on my list of beddings to try - I found fleece quite hard work and Carefresh was SO expensive for the size of the bag and the amount of time it lasted for.
 
katanamoon said:
Fitch is next on my list of beddings to try - I found fleece quite hard work and Carefresh was SO expensive for the size of the bag and the amount of time it lasted for.
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I did like care-fresh it's a great bedding but the price is ludicrous for what it is (in my opinion) I guess it's okay if you just have one cage to clean, Fitch is pretty similar! :)
 
You can use it, but make sure you ether don't use paper with ink, or remove the ink, the bedding would also need to be changed daily, but I do think there's much better things out there !
 
I don't think you should use shredded paper as I have once tried it and my pigs just ate it :P I would recommend fleece or you can actually use a bath mat with puppy pads under... I would be using that right now but there was not pretty ones that I liked :)
 
I recently had to shred a load of paper and tried it as bedding but it got stinky and sodden v quickly. Shame as I've got lots of it.
 
MushiiPeas said:
Here's the link to fitch, they don't do samples but you can buy a small 10kg bag http://www.fitchrecycling.co.uk/ani...maller-critters-10kgs-12-99-inc-delivery.html

I don't use anything else now and i use it through their whole cages, it's really soft and absorbent, and it great for odor control and isn't messy at all, and it's good for the respiratory system as it's paper based. If any gets of the floor i can just use the carpet sweeper and it's gone in seconds.
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It sounds like a good bedding!
 
Gizi said:
I don't think you should use shredded paper as I have once tried it and my pigs just ate it :P I would recommend fleece or you can actually use a bath mat with puppy pads under... I would be using that right now but there was not pretty ones that I liked :)
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Hahaha! they will eat anything! :P
 
Posyrose said:
I recently had to shred a load of paper and tried it as bedding but it got stinky and sodden v quickly. Shame as I've got lots of it.
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Do you think that it would be good if they are litter trained or is it not a good idea? :)
 
Some piggies are easier to train than others - I had a v young piggie and the first day all his poos were in the food bowl; maybe not the best place but very tidy! He always tended to poo and wee away from his hidey though.

But as Gizi says, you can't totally train piggies, The two I'm looking after now make all their mess in their little house and then sit on it!:mal:

If you were able to potty train them and change the potty bedding often, then I think it would be fine. But I am talking about shredded paper I've made at home, there are special brands of paper based bedding that some people here have said is great, but I can't comment as I haven't used it.
 
Posyrose said:
Some piggies are easier to train than others - I had a v young piggie and the first day all his poos were in the food bowl; maybe not the best place but very tidy! He always tended to poo and wee away from his hidey though.

But as Gizi says, you can't totally train piggies, The two I'm looking after now make all their mess in their little house and then sit on it!:mal:

If you were able to potty train them and change the potty bedding often, then I think it would be fine. But I am talking about shredded paper I've made at home, there are special brands of paper based bedding that some people here have said is great, but I can't comment as I haven't used it.
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Thanks, I tested the shredded paper today in a small area and within a few hours it had already been used for peeing and pooping... and it was right outside their litter trays! Lazy monkeys haha :) The paper seemed to stick itself to the lino so it seems that it's not absorbent unless you but down a really thick layer.
 
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