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Carefresh Fleece or Carefresh?

teambenji543

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Hello! I've been using fleece on my piggies for about thee years now and I'm debating on changing to care fresh. I know that it might cost more money, but washing the fleece over, and over again is making my washing machine dirty. Does carefresh bedding smell less?
 

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What do you do to the fleece before washing? I shake off all the hay/poop and take a brush to it to remove everything else. The washer still gets some loose hay, but a washer should be cleaned regularly anyway to avoid build up from pigs and humans. I switched from Carefresh to Fleece...with 4 boars, it's just a lot cheaper/easier.
 

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I do clean out my washer and dryer every time. I also shake off all the poops and hay before I wash the fleece. BUT according to my parents it’s making all of our other clothes smell like guinea pigs. Is there a way to prevent this? Also, my mom has been complaining of smell so she thinks that carefresh might smell less, is this true? Personally I feel like my guinea pigs don’t smell at all but I don’t know.

Also, how do you spot clean bedding? Usually I use my mini vacuum cleaner, but you obviously can’t use that on bedding.
 

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Are you washing the fleece in hot water with bleach? I never had a problem with the washer smelling after washing fleece.

The other thing you can do run a low water hot water cycle with bleach after washing the fleece.
 

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I use fleece and have about three loads a week with no issues. I use the delicate cycle when I wash the waterproof bed pads that I use under the fleece. Delicate fills the tub with more water. Otherwise I use the heavy duty cycle. Lately I’ve been adding vinegar in the bleach dispenser for all my loads.

There is usually some hay left behind, but I haven’t had any problems with smell. You could always try selecting an extra rinse if that’s an option on your machine.
 

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You can also wash the fleece in pillow cases to trap the hay and hair inside the case.
 

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That’s a great idea! I’ll try it in the pillow cases. I can’t believe I’ve never thought of that.
 

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There's gpig laundry bags you can buy on Amazon too... I had a used one but I found it didn't work very well. Another thing to consider with carefresh is the mess. When I used paper bedding, I always had little pieces of it everywhere on my floor, carpet and tracked to anything it would stick to
 

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Yeah, that’s a good point. I think I’ll try the laundry bags first. Thank you so much!
 
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