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:cheerful: Congrats! The cage also looks really nice! lol

Congratulations on finally getting the cage you wanted!

I liked your poem too.

Congrats on your piggy castle!

You're gonna have to try fleece though-all the aspen bedding is going to break the bank

RubyRain said:

Congrats on your piggy castle!

You're gonna have to try fleece though-all the aspen bedding is going to break the bank

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Well it's not aspen. It's old phone books, shredded. It's really cheap. comes in a bale sized amount, packed, for 8 dollars. My parents won't let me try fleece, they think it will stink too much.

Gforcepiggies said:

Well it's not aspen. It's old phone books, shredded. It's really cheap. comes in a bale sized amount, packed, for 8 dollars. My parents won't let me try fleece, they think it will stink too much.

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If made right, fleece combinations are alot cleaner than any commercial bedding you could buy
Shredded paper will start to stink in a matter of days. Paper also goes mouldy and damp, which is bad for the piggies and also smells

Love it! I also use whatever cardboard boxes I got on hand for hidey homes and such If you got one of those round oatmeal containers, you should totally use that for a tunnel.

Also, maybe you can do a test trial with the fleece? Do one floor fleece and the other bedding! As long as the fleece is prepped and you got a really good absorbent material underneath (UHaul pads, puppy pads, even towels), it'll work really well and be cheaper in the long run. You can do the research in the fleece forum and hopefully convince your parents to do the trial at least. Good luck!

It'd also be alot cheaper as well, the only bills you'd have to pay are for the extra detergent to wash it with

Nice cage. Sorry to rain on your parade, but some of those grids are 8x8 squares across. Those are not safe!
https://www.guineapigcages.com/foru...t-new-target-grids-dangerous-please-read.html

@lissie
I'm going to make the sides taller with some extra Coro. I know they are not safe, but I am not going to take them back. I will cover them in Coro. then they will be safe.

Gforcepiggies said:

@lissie
I'm going to make the sides taller with some extra Coro. I know they are not safe, but I am not going to take them back. I will cover them in Coro. then they will be safe.

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IF you have any spare, You can also slide other 8x8 grids across the outside of them, so it blocks off the big grid squares, but not the light - then tie them down with cable ties

I also noticed that you have the 9x9 grids on the roof. You could switch those out with the 8x8 grids that are on the sides and it would at least eliminate a few of the dangerous grids being on the sides.

Kritastrophe said:

I also noticed that you have the 9x9 grids on the roof. You could switch those out with the 8x8 grids that are on the sides and it would at least eliminate a few of the dangerous grids being on the sides.

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Lol, magic - i never thought of that. So simple too :expressio

Will do. Talked to my parents, they got mad at me because I talked to them about fleece. they think it will stink up quick, and won't even let me try it for a day.
Oh well, the bedding is really cheap.