Washing guineadad fleecd

[Piggymum2025]

Hi all,

I’m new here. I have 2 8 month old darlings called Chicken and Mushroom. Does anyone on here use guineadad fleece? I wash mine about every 6 days but I’ve been told that I must wash them on a cold wash which isn’t great for getting the wee smell out! Can anyone reccomend a good washing powder that will neautralize the smell? What products do you use to wash fleece that don’t harm your piggies? Thank you.

 

[VickiA]

Fleece does need to be washed at 60 degrees to kill bacteria to recent infections and smells. I wash all my fleece liners, houses, tunnels etc in a horse wash bag in the machine. I wash at 60 degrees with a non bio powder and put white vinegar in the dispenser where fabric conditioner would normally go. O don’t have a smell issue.

 

[DMS260820]

Fleece does need to be washed at 60 degrees to kill bacteria to recent infections and smells. I wash all my fleece liners, houses, tunnels etc in a horse wash bag in the machine. I wash at 60 degrees with a non bio powder and put white vinegar in the dispenser where fabric conditioner would normally go. O don’t have a smell issue.

Is it safe to wash a fleece liner with a waterproof back at 60 degrees? Ive been doing it at 30 because i was scared id damage it

 

[YvonneBlue]

I use non bio laundry powder and the Dettol sensitive laundry rinse (you put it in instead of fabric conditioner) in my fleece wash and then run an extra rinse cycle to make sure it is all gone.

 

[VickiA]

@SkyPipDotBernie fleece needs to be washed at a higher temp to kill off bacteria. Not come across fleece with a waterproof back before. Usually they have a mattress protector or similar inside. If you can’t wash it except at low temp because it’s plastic or similar I would be very wary of its suitability.

 

[DMS260820]

@SkyPipDotBernie fleece needs to be washed at a higher temp to kill off bacteria. Not come across fleece with a waterproof back before. Usually they have a mattress protector or similar inside. If you can’t wash it except at low temp because it’s plastic or similar I would be very wary of its suitability.

Il just do it at 60 and see what happens, i do worry about uti's and uri's from a low temp wash. I layer the fleece with hay over the top to stop them walking directly on it. Its not good enough though.

My fleece liners have an absorbent layer in the middle. The back isnt plastic, its like a thin shower proof coat material

 

[Hanlou]

I swear by White Vinegar for neutralising smells. Like VickiA I put a good dose in the fabric conditioner drawer and it’s very effective! (So much do I swear by it that when doing a clean out of my cleaning cupboard I found I had no less than 8 bottles! )

In good weather I also find line drying also massively helps things to smell lovely and fresh. I used higher temperatures too but used fleece and washable incontinence pads with micro fibre towels - all of which are designed for higher temps.

 

[PigglePuggle]

Il just do it at 60 and see what happens, i do worry about uti's and uri's from a low temp wash. I layer the fleece with hay over the top to stop them walking directly on it. Its not good enough though.

My fleece liners have an absorbent layer in the middle. The back isnt plastic, its like a thin shower proof coat material

We have a couple of smaller fleece cage liners like that, they are fine washed at 60 degrees. I alternate washing fleece at 40 one time then 60 the next and use a bit of dettol (the stuff for disinfecting cuts and washing handkerchiefs, not the floor cleaning type).

 

[Betsy]

I wash my reusable, washable puppy pads at 60 degrees and they have a waterproof backing. I can wash them at 95 degrees if needed but 60 degrees is hot enough. I wash them in a horse bag with the fleece tunnels, snuggle sacks and snugglesafe covers. I put white vinegar in the conditioner compartment of the detergent drawer and never had any problems with them smelling.

 

[PigglePuggle]

I wash my reusable, washable puppy pads at 60 degrees and they have a waterproof backing. I can wash them at 95 degrees if needed but 60 degrees is hot enough. I wash them in a horse bag with the fleece tunnels, snuggle sacks and snugglesafe covers. I put white vinegar in the conditioner compartment of the detergent drawer and never had any problems with them smelling.

The reusable washable puppy pads are really robust and wash really well! I've had the same 4 since last august and they are still doing great washed every week then with a 60 wash every other week, and they dont smell or stain at all