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wood pellets
In order to save some expense on bedding (I have been using CareFresh), today I bought a couple of bags of wood pellets that I'm going to try out. I got them at a farm and country store, $3.99 for 40 lbs. It didn't say on the package what type of wood it was but I asked one of the salepeople and he said that it was oak.
In order to get my piggies used to their new bedding I cleaned out the dirty parts of their cage (lots of pee and poops in their houses!), lined the bottom of the cage with newspaper (which they love to chew on!), and then I mixed some of the pellets in with the CareFresh which they are used to.
I know that the wood pellets aren't going to be as absorbent as the CareFresh but I have found myself changing the bedding in their houses every day (that's where they seem to be making their messes!). So I figured since I was replacing part of their bedding everyday anyway that it would be cheaper to use the wood pellets instead of the CareFresh. Though what I may do is still buy a bag of CareFresh and cover the pellets lightly with it since it's so much softer.
Has anyone had any experience with using wood pellets?
In order to save some expense on bedding (I have been using CareFresh), today I bought a couple of bags of wood pellets that I'm going to try out. I got them at a farm and country store, $3.99 for 40 lbs. It didn't say on the package what type of wood it was but I asked one of the salepeople and he said that it was oak.
In order to get my piggies used to their new bedding I cleaned out the dirty parts of their cage (lots of pee and poops in their houses!), lined the bottom of the cage with newspaper (which they love to chew on!), and then I mixed some of the pellets in with the CareFresh which they are used to.
I know that the wood pellets aren't going to be as absorbent as the CareFresh but I have found myself changing the bedding in their houses every day (that's where they seem to be making their messes!). So I figured since I was replacing part of their bedding everyday anyway that it would be cheaper to use the wood pellets instead of the CareFresh. Though what I may do is still buy a bag of CareFresh and cover the pellets lightly with it since it's so much softer.
Has anyone had any experience with using wood pellets?