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Hi every one, hope every one is well and there piggies are wheeking!

I recently went to a pet show and saw all the guineas where on fleece bedding, so thought I'd switch to save money and be cheaper, used one of my sons old fleece blanket folded together.
But now they STINK... woodshavings never left any smell...
It wasn't even a day before they stank.. Am I missing a trick, was there more then just fleece?
 
Fleece does not work for everyone.you do need a good absorbent layer underneath as Claire mentions.i use ready made liners from a company called ziggypiggys.you need to sweep poos twice aday.Also a tray/cat litter tray helps to keep the hay and some urine and feaces contained.:)
 
Stinky piggies! Hope they didn't hear you!
I use Vetfleece with layers of newspapers underneath - change this every other day.
Just bought some Beaphar cage deodorant to try in their deep hay trays as these do have a little smell!
I only notice it when actually disturbing the layers to change them though!
Maybe it's like that TV advert "I've gone Noseblind"!
 
I use fleece with two layers of towel underneath, I’ve never noticed any smell from them, I have a litter tray with hay, they seem to do most of their wee’s in there & I change that daily. I love using fleece, & my piggies love it :)
 
I have a few litter trays too, with a paper based bedding and hay where they do most of their wees. They also wee in their hideys so I put little folded up fleece blankets in there which I change daily :) oh, and I also strategically place food bowls and toys in the corners of the cage to discourage them from weeing there :)
 
*Gemma* said:
I use fleece with two layers of towel underneath, I’ve never noticed any smell from them, I have a litter tray with hay, they seem to do most of their wee’s in there & I change that daily. I love using fleece, & my piggies love it :)
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So sew some towel in the middle of the fleece layers and should stink less lol?
They love the fleece so don't want to give up on it
 
kyliebowers said:
I have a few litter trays too, with a paper based bedding and hay where they do most of their wees. They also wee in their hideys so I put little folded up fleece blankets in there which I change daily :) oh, and I also strategically place food bowls and toys in the corners of the cage to discourage them from weeing there :)
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Maybe it's time for me to toilet train lol
 
Carp said:
So sew some towel in the middle of the fleece layers and should stink less lol?
They love the fleece so don't want to give up on it
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I didn’t sow anything (I’m absolutely useless at anything crafty) I just put the towels in, then put the fleece on top. Has the fleece wicked?
When you learn where they pee more you could try putting extra absorbent layer, like a tea towel, so easy to remove, daily/every other day. Have you got a litter tray in there?
 
*Gemma* said:
I didn’t sow anything (I’m absolutely useless at anything crafty) I just put the towels in, then put the fleece on top. Has the fleece wicked?
When you learn where they pee more you could try putting extra absorbent layer, like a tea towel, so easy to remove, daily/every other day. Have you got a litter tray in there?
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No litter tray no,my work tought me it's near impossible to toilet train pigs?
I'll buy a new towl for under the fleece then!
I'm hoping this is an easier safer cheaper option for the pigs
 
Carp said:
No litter tray no,my work tought me it's near impossible to toilet train pigs?
I'll buy a new towl for under the fleece then!
I'm hoping this is an easier safer cheaper option for the pigs
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I wouldn’t say they are toilet trained, I just put their hay rack above the litter tray, then line the litter tray with newspaper and hay, and as they like to wee where they eat, it does the job.
I hope the towels work out for you :)
 
My three have a 32 litre underbed storage box with hemp bedding and hay and two poundland litter trays with the same. The rest of the cage has fleece liners (fleece zorb fleece or fleece mattress protector fleece) with extra mats under their beds. I shake out the poops most days and change the fleece regularly.

Most of the wees go into the litter trays as they tend to see where they eat.

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Guanchy said:
wait, has the fleece wicked? if it hasnt the urine will not go through the fleece. You have to wick the fleece and use an absorbent layer underneath the fleece, like towels etc... or puppy pads. Fleece is not just a set and go type of bedding. You need to scoop the poop daily.

this is a good article about fleece Cali Cavy Collective: a blog about all things guinea pig: Guinea Pig 101: Fleece Bedding
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The poop scooping each day is still what I'm expecting, just after a completely re-usable bedding
 
I made some fleece liners (using anti pill polar fleece) and stitched zorb lining in between them and placed puppy pads underneath. You need to wash the fleece in your washing machine 2 or 3 times before you use it to make sure it will absorb any wee (wicking). Although it was nice for the pigs I was always washing these great big liners which was more work for me than the paper and straw/hay or the megazorb!
I now have a candc cage indoors (for the winter) and line it with puppy pads, then paper, then hay and change they hay/paper each day. They all have fleecy beds from etsy, eBay or piggiepigpigs lined with vet bed which they love!
Hope that helps
 
Personally I don't really like fleece because it is hard to clean and the pigs mess it up and I tried wood shavings fleece then newspaper and I really like newspaper because it's cheap and easy to clean but if I want to change back to wood shavings or fleece I can because I still keep the fleece and I get wood shavings for my hamster and he has the hamster heaven cage so I have a lot.
 
Wood shavings are not good for hamsters. Paper based bedding such as fitch is much better and is great for burrowing. It doesnt cause any respiratory issues either. The hamster heaven is a great cage. I have that too. I took off all the plastic tubes and filled it with fitch and a lovely silent runner wheel.
 
I have used wood shaving for all my hamsters and they have been absolutely fine but I can't find any where with fitch in my area and carefresh is very expensive.
 
flowerfairy said:
Wood shavings are not good for hamsters. Paper based bedding such as fitch is much better and is great for burrowing. It doesnt cause any respiratory issues either. The hamster heaven is a great cage. I have that too. I took off all the plastic tubes and filled it with fitch and a lovely silent runner wheel.
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I have that wheel too
 
Sorry, I am new to the forum and am soon to become a piggy owner. I’m trying learn as much as possible.

Do they actually sleep in their hidey places in a bed or does the bed go in a different place. I’ve also seen they sleep in hay too. There is so much info :eek:.

I am ordering a 5 x 2 C&C cage with a loft and ramp. I was going to put a cage liner in the big part with puppy pads beneath with tunnels, hidey House, toys and a bed. Then in the loft part I was going to put a section with vet bed with a puppy pad under with meadow hay on top and a hay basket with Timothy hay in and their other food at the other side.

Will they be more likely to sleep in the hidey bits rather than out in the open? I could then put pee pads under the hidey house and maybe contain it a bit. Or in the hay bit where the food is?

I’m sure this will all be trial and error but I want to try and make it as right as possible :tu:
 
Powelly78 said:
Sorry, I am new to the forum and am soon to become a piggy owner. I’m trying learn as much as possible.

Do they actually sleep in their hidey places in a bed or does the bed go in a different place. I’ve also seen they sleep in hay too. There is so much info :eek:.

I am ordering a 5 x 2 C&C cage with a loft and ramp. I was going to put a cage liner in the big part with puppy pads beneath with tunnels, hidey House, toys and a bed. Then in the loft part I was going to put a section with vet bed with a puppy pad under with meadow hay on top and a hay basket with Timothy hay in and their other food at the other side.

Will they be more likely to sleep in the hidey bits rather than out in the open? I could then put pee pads under the hidey house and maybe contain it a bit. Or in the hay bit where the food is?

I’m sure this will all be trial and error but I want to try and make it as right as possible :tu:
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It really depends on their personalitys if they are lazy they will sleep anywhere but you could try litter training because my pigs are litter trained and they are only 7 months old and guineapigs like to sit in the hay and eat it and they like to poo and wee anywhere so you might want to try and put puppy pads in corners and the mains spots in the cage.
 
Guineapigslove said:
It really depends on their personalitys if they are lazy they will sleep anywhere but you could try litter training because my pigs are litter trained and they are only 7 months old and guineapigs like to sit in the hay and eat it and they like to poo and wee anywhere so you might want to try and put puppy pads in corners and the mains spots in the cage.
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I will most definitely try and litter train. I just didn’t want to be too optimistic that I would pull this off based on what I have read :doh: ha ha. I'm sure once they are here I will be seeking you guys out for advice lol.
 
Powelly78 said:
I will most definitely try and litter train. I just didn’t want to be too optimistic that I would pull this off based on what I have read :doh: ha ha. I'm sure once they are here I will be seeking you guys out for advice lol.
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Happy to help!
 
flowerfairy said:
Wood shavings are not good for hamsters. Paper based bedding such as fitch is much better and is great for burrowing. It doesnt cause any respiratory issues either. The hamster heaven is a great cage. I have that too. I took off all the plastic tubes and filled it with fitch and a lovely silent runner wheel.
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I sometimes make my own paper based bedding if I have time,you can find how to do this on YouTube "Erinsanimals"
 
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