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    Bedding the Same for Entire Cage?

    I'm a newbie to Guinea Pigs and I'm wanting to make sure I have everything the way it should be in order to have the happiest Guinea Pigs possible, so please forgive my 'not so smart' question:

    If I have my cage divided up into different areas like in this picture (this is not what I'll be using for a cage but it was the quickest picture I found showing what I meant by divided areas):



    do I use different bedding material for each section?

    Also, what is the best material to use?

    It seems a lot of people are using either CareFresh or Aspen bedding. Are these good types of bedding material? Is there something better?

    Thanks for any and all advice as well as your patience with all my questions.
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    Re: Bedding the Same for Entire Cage?

    I use fleece in the main part of my cage and whatever bedding I find that's on sale for the kitchen area. Wood shavings should be kiln dried and no cedar. I don't use wood shavings because it's dusty but it is acceptable if you don't mind the dust. Other alternatives are Yesterday's News, Carefresh, Kaytee Total Comfort or Soft Sorbent, unscented Eco-Bedding, Sun Seed Fresh World bedding which is like Carefresh. I think other people use wood stove pellets but I haven't been able to find them around here.

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    Re: Bedding the Same for Entire Cage?

    Quote Originally Posted by pinky View Post
    I use fleece in the main part of my cage and whatever bedding I find that's on sale for the kitchen area.
    If I were to go with Carefresh and Aspen bedding, would I use the Carefresh where their food/water area is and Aspen bedding for the rest of their home, or would it matter?

    Thank you for your advice.

    TripleB

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    Re: Bedding the Same for Entire Cage?

    I'd just use whichever is cheaper in the whole cage.

    Quote Originally Posted by TripleB View Post
    If I were to go with Carefresh and Aspen bedding, would I use the Carefresh where their food/water area is and Aspen bedding for the rest of their home, or would it matter?

    Thank you for your advice.

    TripleB

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