Everyone has their own opinion on this. I use aspen and I am happy with it. I dont think its expensive. buy the very large bag for about $14.00 and it lasts me 6 weeks. It would cost me more to wash the fleeces in the laundry. I once tried fleece when they were in their own cage and I hated it. It lasted 24 hours. I couldnt stand all the poops . Whenever I cleaned it, one hour later it was over run with poops again. I couldnt stand looking at it. Also I do my wash every 2 weeks. There is no way I am doing laundry every 3 days. Also the hay sticks to the fleece and I could not get it off. Then you still have shavings in a litter tray. That gets tracked onto the fleece and I cant get it off. I live in an apartment house so I use a public laundry room. Much harder for me than for someone who lives in a house. Actually that is a major reason why its harder for someone living in an apartment.
Now that they are in a larger cage, I may try again using not fleece though, another fabric instead of aspen. Figuring that the cage is bigger it wont be as dirty looking as quick. I'll see.
