The Fleece Project: The Study

[javim121]

Thanks i will look for her to pm her.

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Hi everyone,

I am having some trouble with my fleece bedding. I have anti pill, 2 towels down and a mattress pad down as well. The problem is there little butts are sometimes wet when I go to pick them up. I just brought my 2 to the vet fora check up and now the vet is blaming the fleece because there feet are starting to get red. I don't know what to do. I am close to switching back to other bedding but its expensive. I vacuam the fleece everyday, and wash it once a week. It doesnt even smell. Can you please help.

Thanks.

[wigglesgiggles1]

Are you using fabric softener, it prevents the fleece from wicking properly. Is your detergent mild. That will help.

[Wodentoad]

Two towels may not be enough, and be sure that it's only one layer of fleece as two may be trapping moisture. I use four, two of which are folded over in areas that they use often. If you're not sure if the pee is wicking fast enough (I've timed mine at 4 seconds with nothing under it, 2 seconds when on top of towels), then you may want to add more towels.

I don't use a mattress pad or anything besides towels and fleece over the coroplast, and it seems to work well for my piggies.

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Originally Posted by wigglesgiggles1

Are you using fabric softener, it prevents the fleece from wicking properly. Is your detergent mild. That will help.

I am using plain white vinegar, and drying it the dryer with NO dryer sheets. I also washed the fleece more than 4 times. They are long haired, so I have trimmed there butts as well. I dont know what could be the issue, and I only have 1 layer of fleece down.

[bpatters]

I have two levels to my cage, and I put a mattress pad under the fleece on one level, and towels under it on the other. The mattress pad won, hands down, at wicking the moisture away. So if you've got the towels next to the mattress pad, you might try switching. In fact, I'm now using no towels at all. We're on our 5th day on this bedding, with no odor and no wet spots.

I do use soap on the bedding -- Tide, with no fabric softener added, and no fabric softener in the dryer.