Fleece Fleece & Uhual pad Smell

[Kavvy]

@Kavvy , try washing in the hottest water possible, and add bleach to the wash cycle. Bleach won't affect the color of the fleece, but it will help sterilize it and kill and odor.

Thank you so much, i am going to try this. And I realized that after pre-soaking the pads/fleece/towels/hand towels, the smell is stuck to the bucket AND all the pads/fleece/towels. Urggg

 

[nakedwheekers]

I found two great things to help with smell. I use pee pads under the hidies and the food area so that I can wash those more often. I use them for two days, spraying them with Cage Clean and then flipping after one and then washing after the second.

I also only use ONE layer of uhaul pads underneath. I find that the pee dries very fast that way and that gets rid of the smell faster because it is drying and not staying wet under there.

As for marking, find a place that the boar marks, maybe put TONS of pee pads down for a few days, and then leave one marked piece of fleece in the cage. It will still smell just a bit, but it will keep him from marking further. My boys have their "baby" (a smelly bit of fleece) in the corner by their hay, hanging on the wall. It seemed to cure the marking while in the cage. They still mark my whole house when they are out, but whatever.

Cage Clean is a great deodorizer. I spray it on the pee pads daily (and then turn them sprayed-side down so the pigs don't get that smell in their face). It helps lots.

I'm also considering getting a small air purifier to go next to the cage. I've heard (I think from bpatters) that it really helps.

 

[bpatters]

No air purifier advice from me. Sorry. I've never used one.

 

[nakedwheekers]

Hmmm.. then who was it... It was someone who has their piggies in their office with them...

 

[Kavvy]

I found two great things to help with smell. I use pee pads under the hidies and the food area so that I can wash those more often. I use them for two days, spraying them with Cage Clean and then flipping after one and then washing after the second.

I also only use ONE layer of uhaul pads underneath. I find that the pee dries very fast that way and that gets rid of the smell faster because it is drying and not staying wet under there.

As for marking, find a place that the boar marks, maybe put TONS of pee pads down for a few days, and then leave one marked piece of fleece in the cage. It will still smell just a bit, but it will keep him from marking further. My boys have their "baby" (a smelly bit of fleece) in the corner by their hay, hanging on the wall. It seemed to cure the marking while in the cage. They still mark my whole house when they are out, but whatever.

Cage Clean is a great deodorizer. I spray it on the pee pads daily (and then turn them sprayed-side down so the pigs don't get that smell in their face). It helps lots.

I'm also considering getting a small air purifier to go next to the cage. I've heard (I think from bpatters) that it really helps.

Thank you Thank you Thank you!! I always thought just using one pad was going to result in cleaning the cage twice a week! But wow, if it helps with the smell, I'm going for it!

 

[Jencat]

Instead of soaking, try putting them through a rinse cycle first to remove as much urine as possible before actually washing. Then wash with hot water, oxy clean and detergent.