Good floor time mat?

[Sabriel]

I have hard wood and tile floors and it seems that the pigs don't like running around because they slip. I put down fleece for them but since it's on wood it slips then they slip making them even less likely to run. I was thinking about using those childrens' foam "puzzle piece" mats like they have at Rona. They look like this:



Would this be ok for the pigs? They make them for toddlers so I should be able to find a non toxic version. Would I have to put fleece down or would they be ok just on that?

Thanks

[dagwellismypigy]

Heh, I was actually thinking of using something like that,I think it would be fine.

[Piglet]

Won't the pee seep through?

[Guinea_Gal]

Yah, i was just thinking that. Use something over it as well!

[Sabriel]

It's not so much for aborbance as is is traction. They are pretty well litter trained. (for pee, but I don't mind the poop so much. That's what my dust buster's for) I just find that fleece over hardwood is very slippery. It's like having ice skating pigs But like me, they don't do very well.

Even if the pee seeps through the cracks I can use a swiffer wet to clean it up. I love having no carpet. That was the selling point of this aprtment. I've killed two vacum cleaners between my mid back length hair, my husband's but length hair, 2 cats and now 3 pigs. We just all seem to do better without carpet 0.o

[Piglet]

Wow! Your husband sure does have long hair! I too have wooden floors and the pigs tend to slip all over the place. But if the pee seeps through the jigsaw peices, won't they start to smell? I say put fleece on top

[Piglet]

Oh, ignore me. You said that they were litter trained

[Sabriel]

Thats' ok. Husband says "thanks". His net name is Shaggy for a reason

The only reason I wanted to know if I should use fleece is that the pigs may nibble or lick the foam. I may put fleece down just in case. They do have the occasional accident and I haven't got the new piggie trained quite yet.