Tommywing5b7
Junior Guinea Pig
- Joined
- Feb 3, 2019
- Messages
- 189
- Reaction score
- 251
- Points
- 420
Hi everyone,
Firstly a thank you to all members for helping me get from total novice to proud Guinea pig owner, (seriously we have t shirts for me and both my kids and an IG page @ninacatsguineas).
I've now had the girls for a month and I've loved it completely. I've got 3 girls in a 160 cage using aubiose as bedding indoors with a bottom layer of puppy pad.
One of the only things I see frequently here and on YouTube etc is which is better for you and your piggies, disposable bedding or fleece.
I've read the sticky threads and I always read the various "smelly fleece" threads that come up.
As far as I understand it, on a detailed level
Aubiose
Pro
Doesn't smell bad
Easy to order
Pigs seem happy with it.
Cost is reasonably low (I'm about half way through a bale after a month. C£20)
Con
Changing the cage is reasonably gross (weekly)
Marks on the correx
Storing the bale is inconvenient
Debris everywhere
Stinky towards the end of the week (despite using a litter tray.
Now fleece on the other hand seems to be perfect in every way except for the laundry & the smell if the fleece is ineffective. Most dedicated Gp channels on YouTube etc seem to go for fleece as do a lot of well experienced users on here.
What I'm asking is has anyone gone from bedding to fleece and been instantly convinced? Has anyone gone from bedding to fleece then back again as it was no good?
For context I have two children and a wife who likes the Guineas as long as they don't hum and I do all the work. (Pre arranged deal )
Sorry for the essay!
Firstly a thank you to all members for helping me get from total novice to proud Guinea pig owner, (seriously we have t shirts for me and both my kids and an IG page @ninacatsguineas).
I've now had the girls for a month and I've loved it completely. I've got 3 girls in a 160 cage using aubiose as bedding indoors with a bottom layer of puppy pad.
One of the only things I see frequently here and on YouTube etc is which is better for you and your piggies, disposable bedding or fleece.
I've read the sticky threads and I always read the various "smelly fleece" threads that come up.
As far as I understand it, on a detailed level
Aubiose
Pro
Doesn't smell bad
Easy to order
Pigs seem happy with it.
Cost is reasonably low (I'm about half way through a bale after a month. C£20)
Con
Changing the cage is reasonably gross (weekly)
Marks on the correx
Storing the bale is inconvenient
Debris everywhere
Stinky towards the end of the week (despite using a litter tray.
Now fleece on the other hand seems to be perfect in every way except for the laundry & the smell if the fleece is ineffective. Most dedicated Gp channels on YouTube etc seem to go for fleece as do a lot of well experienced users on here.
What I'm asking is has anyone gone from bedding to fleece and been instantly convinced? Has anyone gone from bedding to fleece then back again as it was no good?
For context I have two children and a wife who likes the Guineas as long as they don't hum and I do all the work. (Pre arranged deal )
Sorry for the essay!