Bedding help info.!!!!!

[Ilovecavies!]

Hey im about to adopt a pair of pigeroos and i was just wondering what kind of towels/sheets/blankets i should use for bedding. Also what detergents should i use or should i make them white and just bleach them or is that harmful to them??? PPPPPLLLLLLZZZZZZ answer this post i really need help!.

[piggly wiggly]

Use terry cloth towels under the fleece blankets, do not use bleach of fabric softner. Use your normal detergent and if you want you can use vinegar, it gets out the smell.

[pignewton]

I use a small amount of bleach to sterilize and then an extra rinse with distilled vinegar.

[SemiCharmedShoe]

If you are going to invest in fleece I would say go with a detergent that has no scent to it. I use cheer free and gentle, its free of dyes and perfumes and claims to be dermatologist recommended. I found that using a detergent with a scent caused some funky smelling laundry to come out (my girls drink water like its going out of style and pee a lot). Another reason I wouldn't use a detergent with a scent is because the piggies are probably going to have their faces in the fleece most of the day since they are so low to the ground so inhaling that detergent smell probably gets old. Also Borax is a must! I was told about it from another forum. Its fantastic, you just put it in with your stinky piggy fleece and it boosts your normal detergent. I usually wash two pieces of fleece at a time with a towel or two, and they come out free of virtually any scent!

[gpigluver14]

Use your normal detergent- I use Tide (it's nice too because the kind I use is free of perfumes and dyes!) You shouldn't use any softener as it decreases the "wickiness" or absorbancy of the fleece. For the layers, under the towels you can have a number of things: newspaper, puppy pads, plastic, etc. If you have enough towels underneath the fleece, the pee shouldn't wick all the way through to the last layer though.

There is a sticky all about fleece on the bedding section, it really helped me! ... http://www.guineapigcages.com/forum/...ect-study.html