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Fleece New Owner: Advantages of Fleece?

PigglesGiggles

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Hi there. I am a new guinea pig owner (as of today!). I've been reading a lot about piggies, and I am still confused about why so many people use fleece as bedding.
What are the advantages? Is the cost more/less in the long run? And if fleece is such a good thing to use, where can I go to buy the pads already made? Thanks so much!
 
Some people like fleece, some hate it. I personally love it. It costs more upfront but overall it's much cheaper. I guess the biggest advantage is it's easier to clean (at least for me) and it's cheaper than buying litter all the time. I have 2 sets and pop one into the washer while the other I can put it right into the cage. We spot clean it twice a day and then do an over all cleaning 1x a week. Here are a couple of links that will help:

https://www.guineapigcages.com/forum/bedding/21568-fleece-project-study.html

Info on making your own using Uhaul blankets and fleece - seems to be the newest thing (I used to have the link on how to cut and sew them but had to have my hard drive reformatted so I lost the link :( )
https://www.guineapigcages.com/forum/bedding/58123-review-uhaul-blanket.html

Info on buying them already made
(broken link removed)
 
Wow! Thank you! So informative. My biggest thing is I don't want to buy litter. I can handle cleaning it up once or twice a day (sweeping up the poops), but I can't handle buying the shavings only to throw it away. Thank you so much.
 
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