pigger123
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Cavy Slave
- Joined
- Nov 26, 2013
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- Joined
- Nov 26, 2013
- Messages
- 2,178
I was originally using fleece flippers with a 2x1.5 paper bedding kitchen, which was okay. I didn't like how much laundry it was, the 4 layers of Uhaul in each flipper seemed a bit much, and I always dreaded cage cleaning because I had to sweep off the flippers, take them apart, wash them all, and then put them back together (ugh). I'm sure flippers work great for some people, but they're just not for me. The paper bedding I was using in the kitchen was annoying because it got soaked and didn't dry so I had to replace tons of bedding at least twice a day, and it tracked all over the fleece. Spot cleaning took awhile, since I had to scoop out and replace so much paper bedding, as well as scooping all the poops, and sweeping paper off of the fleece.
Then I tried fleece in the whole cage. That was the worst thing ever, for me. With 4 piggies in a 2x6, there were sooo many poops. It was insane how many poops there were after just one night. And of course I still had the same problems with the fleece flippers.
Then I got some wood pellets, and filled the whole cage with them. With nothing on top of them, the pigs hated it. It made a loud crashing noise every time they moved, and they were afraid to leave their fleece beds.
So I put towels on top of the wood pellets. This was a problem because the towels would stay damp, and didn't wick urine through to the pellets.
My final solution was a piece of fleece over the wood pellets, and this is what is basically the perfect bedding! I have to credit the idea to @bpatters, she's the one who suggested this. The fleece serves to muffle the noise and create a softer surface, while wicking urine through the very absorbent pellets. Twice a day, I simply roll up the fleece, take it outside, shake off the poops and hay, and lay it back down all nice and clean. Once a week, I only have to wash a single piece of fleece and some beds. No more poop/wet bedding scooping, no more washing Uhaul pads, no more assembling fleece flippers, not even any sweeping! Shaking it out gets all the poop and even hay and hair off, I was pleasantly surprised that nothing really stuck to the fleece. The wood pellets are great because they're super absorbent, the pee spots dry right away and there's no dampness. The cage is completely odor-free, even though I haven't changed the wood pellets for a full 3 weeks, and I intend to go longer!
The wood pellets under the fleece:
I also wanted to share my new 2x1.5 patio, which my piggies and I are loving!:
The full cage:
Then I tried fleece in the whole cage. That was the worst thing ever, for me. With 4 piggies in a 2x6, there were sooo many poops. It was insane how many poops there were after just one night. And of course I still had the same problems with the fleece flippers.
Then I got some wood pellets, and filled the whole cage with them. With nothing on top of them, the pigs hated it. It made a loud crashing noise every time they moved, and they were afraid to leave their fleece beds.
So I put towels on top of the wood pellets. This was a problem because the towels would stay damp, and didn't wick urine through to the pellets.
My final solution was a piece of fleece over the wood pellets, and this is what is basically the perfect bedding! I have to credit the idea to @bpatters, she's the one who suggested this. The fleece serves to muffle the noise and create a softer surface, while wicking urine through the very absorbent pellets. Twice a day, I simply roll up the fleece, take it outside, shake off the poops and hay, and lay it back down all nice and clean. Once a week, I only have to wash a single piece of fleece and some beds. No more poop/wet bedding scooping, no more washing Uhaul pads, no more assembling fleece flippers, not even any sweeping! Shaking it out gets all the poop and even hay and hair off, I was pleasantly surprised that nothing really stuck to the fleece. The wood pellets are great because they're super absorbent, the pee spots dry right away and there's no dampness. The cage is completely odor-free, even though I haven't changed the wood pellets for a full 3 weeks, and I intend to go longer!
The wood pellets under the fleece:
I also wanted to share my new 2x1.5 patio, which my piggies and I are loving!:
The full cage: