Washing Liners?

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Hi, I'm struggling to get the hang of fleece liners! :( I get that people use pee pads and change more often but do you wash like 1 pee pad a day or do you save them up (and where?) Also when I change the liner its soaking underneath :(
 
What's in the middle of your liners? Is there an absorbent layer or wadding as if its wadding then you'd need to put towels, mattress protection or puppy pads etc underneath. Something absorbant. I usually wash my piggie washing once a week. Gather it up in a bin bag
 
I used an old Morrisons bag for life for the pigs washing. That way it doesn't interfere with the actual washing. And I simply put the bag next to our own washing basket. My mum kindly takes the roll off washing the fleeces for me and so she waits for the bag to be relatively full (usually after cage clean day) and then will do one big pig wash for me.

In terms of soaking liners when you pick them up. What is your layer structure? I find the liners I made with a waterproof back aren't as good as my towel and fleece ones as the pee goes down the side and stays sitting between the base and the liner.

My current set up is: fleece and towel combo liners, with puppy pads underneath.

Ultimately I want to her some washable/readable puppy pads to be less wasteful. As currently, apart from small amount of wood shavings in the hay box and a small amount of hay, my piggy waste is minimal. So would be great if I could get rid of using one time use puppy pads too.
 
I have just made my own liners after using newspapers and fleece for a while. I ordered some vet bed from the Internet and sewed fleece over the top, so the pee is absorbed and spread. These are washable so after the initial cost you don't have to spend on anything but cost of washing. I wash them once a week, in what I think is called a horse bag (?) so that the hair and hay bits don't clog up my machine. Then I dry/shake them outside to get rid of the rest. I have an extra pad under some of the hidies which can be changed more often. It cuts down on waste and is easy to clean (although the vet bed is quite big so sometimes it needs two washes to fit it all in - depends on the size of your cage). You could also use a layer of zorb under your fleece, I used vet bed because it was cheaper.
 
dannif_piggies said:
I used an old Morrisons bag for life for the pigs washing. That way it doesn't interfere with the actual washing. And I simply put the bag next to our own washing basket. My mum kindly takes the roll off washing the fleeces for me and so she waits for the bag to be relatively full (usually after cage clean day) and then will do one big pig wash for me.

In terms of soaking liners when you pick them up. What is your layer structure? I find the liners I made with a waterproof back aren't as good as my towel and fleece ones as the pee goes down the side and stays sitting between the base and the liner.

My current set up is: fleece and towel combo liners, with puppy pads underneath.

Ultimately I want to her some washable/readable puppy pads to be less wasteful. As currently, apart from small amount of wood shavings in the hay box and a small amount of hay, my piggy waste is minimal. So would be great if I could get rid of using one time use puppy pads too.
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Go for the Vetfleece brand Inconti-pet washable puppy mats, they are amazing! Thin but really absorbant, and just the right size for a 2x3 grid C&C area. They dont attract fur or hay either so can go straight in the washer.
We change our fleece twice a week, and we have a range of different liners- some are just 2 layers of fleece so need the puppy mats underneath, the most expensive one has a very good absorbant middle layer and doesnt need a puppy mat. We have some cheaper ones with a less good absorbent layer in which are ok in the bedroom area but need a puppy mat underneath if used in the busiest cage area with the favorite hidey house and biggest hay tray where most of the wee ends up :)
 
PigglePuggle said:
Go for the Vetfleece brand Inconti-pet washable puppy mats, they are amazing! Thin but really absorbant, and just the right size for a 2x3 grid C&C area. They dont attract fur or hay either so can go straight in the washer.
We change our fleece twice a week, and we have a range of different liners- some are just 2 layers of fleece so need the puppy mats underneath, the most expensive one has a very good absorbant middle layer and doesnt need a puppy mat. We have some cheaper ones with a less good absorbent layer in which are ok in the bedroom area but need a puppy mat underneath if used in the busiest cage area with the favorite hidey house and biggest hay tray where most of the wee ends up :)
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Thank you! I'll give them a look! X
 
I have fleece liners, with absorbent layer in the middle, then a "water proof" bottom layer. Still gets wet underneath. I payed alot for these. Does my nut in
 
Nassala said:
I wash them once a week, in what I think is called a horse bag (?) so that the hair and hay bits don't clog up my machine. Then I dry/shake them outside to get rid of the rest.
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Do those horse bags work well? I was looking at them on amazon and considering getting one but wasnt sure if they really worked. My mum went mental at the amount of hay in the washing machine the other day. I thought I’d managed to shake it all off before I put it in but I guess not. I wouldn’t mind but it’s my washing machine in my flat but she still hit the roof haha!
 
Some people on the forum love the horse wash bags but when I tried one the washing machine wouldnt spin, it was just a big soggy lump clonking about. We brush our fleece very thoroughly with a rubber horse brush like a curry comb I think its called before we wash it and that gets all the hay and most of the fur off. Then I put the washing machine through an extra rinse cycle after the piggy laundry and wipe it round inside with paper kitchen towels to remove any last little bits of fur.
 
PigglePops said:
Do those horse bags work well? I was looking at them on amazon and considering getting one but wasnt sure if they really worked.
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I actually bought one last week and it's amazing! I kept getting piggy hair on my tights from the machine that was nearly impossible to get off! I would recommend one.
 
SkyPipDotBernie said:
I have fleece liners, with absorbent layer in the middle, then a "water proof" bottom layer. Still gets wet underneath. I payed alot for these. Does my nut in
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I can't stand the water proof backed liners I made. All my pigs like the put their bums right into the corners and so it seeps down the side and under the liner and sits there wet. I find fleece and towel liners with puppy pads works so much better 😅
 
To wash them I tend to brush all the hay off then hand wash them in the bath then put them on a rinse and spin cycle in the washing machine. I usually put mattress protectors under th as mine get wet underneath Aswel
 
Excuse me but I am just wondering what and where do I get the 'horse bag' referred to in this thread? I have started using fleeces etc but like others , am concerned about damaging my washing machine. I looked up the term 'horse bag 'but it came up with actual kit bags for horse paraphanalia. I look after a horse but keep his grooming brushes in a box and my daughter takes a horse bag to her riding lessons but I certainly wouldn't be able to put the pony club bag she takes with her in the machine!
 
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