Behavior Why do piggies use the bathroom in their fleece tents?

They potty where they want to potty. If you happen to choose a space for them that they've already chosen, you can catch a lot of the output. But if the place you choose isn't the one they choose, guess which of you is out of luck?

they poop where they sleep. that's how I always know where mine spend their nights!

I guess I need to clarify. They have been sleeping in the same spot the whole time we have had them. The place where they usually use the bathroom is not near where they sleep in the tents. They did not use the bathroom where they sleep until we started using the fleece.

BeckieL said:

they poop where they sleep. that's how I always know where mine spend their nights!

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My sows do too! I get nervous if their beds are empty. Lots of poop = healthy piggies. Cuddle cups full of poop give me peace of mind.
It's also easier to dump out their beds than it is to sweep the fleece.

sisymay said:

I guess I need to clarify. They have been sleeping in the same spot the whole time we have had them. The place where they usually use the bathroom is not near where they sleep in the tents. They did not use the bathroom where they sleep until we started using the fleece.

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we should get more specific here...are you talking poop or pee?

Mine do show a preference to primarily pee in a few specific spots in the cage, but they poop everywhere. Particularly where they sleep. Are you saying that yours don't poop where they sleep?

Also - it's good to change up the layout of your cage often to keep the piggies stimulated. Mine LOVE checking out a new cage. Obviously the frame of the cage stays the same, but I do move around where I put their food, their hideys, their hay. And I rotate through a few different sets of "furniture" for them. Sometimes I use soft hideys, othertimes I use tunnels. They already seem to know what's up when I'm cleaning the cage and they love investigating and checking things out!

By doing this, I find that where they poop and pee changes as I change the layout of the cage. The poop is where they sleep and eat, and the big pee spots are primarily where they eat (and to a lesser extent in other areas of the cage).