MrWhistles
Cavy Star, Photo Contest Winner
Cavy Slave
- Joined
- Mar 16, 2012
- Posts
- 3,985
- Joined
- Mar 16, 2012
- Messages
- 3,985
I am currently retrying out disposable bedding. And I'll be posting the updates/results here. I have a 3x4 with 3 sows. Fleece was becoming too much of a maintenance. I was doing "poop patrols" 2-3 times daily and changing the fleece every 5 days. The fleece was becoming dull and the uhual needed to be soaked in hot water and white vinegar 24hrs before washing to remove the dirty smell. Not urine. Just the smell of dirty bedding.
So, what am I using? Pine pellets and fine cut aspen shavings. I got both at my local feed store for $15. 40lb bag of pine pellets and compressed 3cft of the shavings.
I used half the bag of shavings(could probably have used less) and put a layer of pine pellets where they tinkle most(fleece forest corners) and under the water bottles. Everywhere else, I just sprinkled some pellets.
Yes I am still using the fleece hidys. The fine shavings actually come off the fleece very easily. No clinging or picking of shavings.
It'll be a week tomorrow(Sunday April 14) and I just did a "bedding stir" and changed the forest/tunnels. The bedding was very dry. Very little wet spots. Actually, the only wet spots was under the bottles. The poo mixes in very nicely. You see some, sometimes you see a lot. But they sort of get hidden by themselves.
Due to the pellets expanding when absorbing liquids, I maybe taking out about half the bedding because there a lot of bedding right now. But who knows, maybe more is better?
Pictures....cause a thread is useless without em
So, what am I using? Pine pellets and fine cut aspen shavings. I got both at my local feed store for $15. 40lb bag of pine pellets and compressed 3cft of the shavings.
I used half the bag of shavings(could probably have used less) and put a layer of pine pellets where they tinkle most(fleece forest corners) and under the water bottles. Everywhere else, I just sprinkled some pellets.
Yes I am still using the fleece hidys. The fine shavings actually come off the fleece very easily. No clinging or picking of shavings.
It'll be a week tomorrow(Sunday April 14) and I just did a "bedding stir" and changed the forest/tunnels. The bedding was very dry. Very little wet spots. Actually, the only wet spots was under the bottles. The poo mixes in very nicely. You see some, sometimes you see a lot. But they sort of get hidden by themselves.
Due to the pellets expanding when absorbing liquids, I maybe taking out about half the bedding because there a lot of bedding right now. But who knows, maybe more is better?
Pictures....cause a thread is useless without em
