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I did a full cleaning. Scooped out all the wood pellets, swept the coroplast, and put new pellets in. It was actually relatively easy to scoop out the pellets and sweep up the dust (there was a lot of dust, which could be a problem if you have asthma or something), but the hard part was disposing of them. I had been dumping them into a trash can lined with a regular garbage bag as I was scooping them out, but the problem was that the pellets were so heavy that once it was full I couldn't take out the bag without it just stretching and tearing. So I had to get my dad to carry the whole trash can filled with about 40lbs of wood pellets (I only fit half the cage into the bag) outside and dump it in the woods behind my house. Then I scooped out the other half and had him dump that out. Fortunately, my dad didn't mind! I swept out all the dust and leftover pellets, and poured in 2 fresh bags of pellets, and voila!
So they are very heavy, and it's dusty when you're scooping them out, but all I'm all I think it's worth it and I think I'm going to stick with this bedding. After all, this doesn't need to be done very often. I may possibly try fleece bedding (but probably not flippers) again at some point, but for now this is working well for me.
What brand of wood do you buy and where?1.
3. I used 2 full 40-pound bags, which each cost $5. That only $10 for a full cage of bedding that I only plan on changing every 6 weeks or so!
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@Ash14 I bought Lignetics hardwood pellets at a local feed store. Any brand of hardwood or kiln-dried softwood pellets will work (you want to make sure they are pure wood without any fire starter added), and they can usually be purchased at feed stores or some home improvement stores like Lowes.