catzeye21138
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Cavy Slave
- Joined
- Oct 13, 2005
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- Joined
- Oct 13, 2005
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- 584
A quick backround: I have 4 pigs, 2 boars and 2 sows. I had the two boars living in a 2x4 with a second level, because I could use fleece in that cage and have the upper level with pelleted bedding because one of my boars has long curly fur, and constantly gets matts if he is on almost any type of lose bedding. This includes carefresh. But those two have not been getting along lately, so I stuck jackson(long fur) in my old small cage with two strips of old fleece(he has a corner litter box) i have until i can make some more plans for a 2 lvl seperated 2x3 for the boys. But onto my question:
My two girls have been living in a 2x3. Since there is only 1 boar in the 2x4 and 2 sows in the 2x3 I thought that was unfair. So since the other boar can be on loose bedding I'm switching him over to the 2x3 with my kiln-dried pine that the girls have been on. So the girls will be on the fleece now. At the moment the girls are in limbo.
I want to know if it's okay to put Brock(short furred boar) Into the girl's cage without me disinfecting it. I cleaned out the bedding and everyone is healthy. Would it just make him giddy with all the smells? And same with the girls, would I have to disinfect that cage? I don't see why but I just want to make sure. I will be changing out the fleece, but the pelleted wood is still very new and barely dirty. I don't want to waste all that bedding.
My two girls have been living in a 2x3. Since there is only 1 boar in the 2x4 and 2 sows in the 2x3 I thought that was unfair. So since the other boar can be on loose bedding I'm switching him over to the 2x3 with my kiln-dried pine that the girls have been on. So the girls will be on the fleece now. At the moment the girls are in limbo.
I want to know if it's okay to put Brock(short furred boar) Into the girl's cage without me disinfecting it. I cleaned out the bedding and everyone is healthy. Would it just make him giddy with all the smells? And same with the girls, would I have to disinfect that cage? I don't see why but I just want to make sure. I will be changing out the fleece, but the pelleted wood is still very new and barely dirty. I don't want to waste all that bedding.