Fleece Weird Guinea Pig reaction to fleece

OK so we got our new C&C cage set up. Towels on the bottom. Store bought (Walmart) fleece on top (yes it's been washed and dried 3 times). We have a litter box that gets about 50%+ of the poops (yeah!) and pea does seem to be wicking thru to the towels. However I expected a different reaction from Squeeks. He appears to be either OVERWHELMED or just plain exhausted. He is spending his entire day inside his igloo, almost like he is hiding like when he first came home. He isn't talking to us like he was, or even coming out to greet us. He doesn't appear to be eating AS MUCH but he is eating and drinking. Now it is possible that he is roaming his new abundantly sized cage at night while we are sleeping and completely exhausting himself. He is healthy because he just saw the vet last week. I'm beginning to wonder if he dislikes the fleece. Floor time has been kind of quiet too however yesterday when we were cleaning the new cage we took the grids, set them aside on the rug with a towl or two put him in to contain him while our attention was diverted and he went crazy...running so fast and popcorning...had never seen him expend this much energy before and was expecting to see this in his new cage set up. Almost like he preferred the carpetting to the fleece???? OK so I'm not putting carpetting down...it's been a week...I think he should be use to it by now...anybody else have cavey's that take a while to adjust?:melodrama