porkchophamster
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Cavy Slave
- Joined
- Aug 13, 2012
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- Joined
- Aug 13, 2012
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- 566
I am SUPER excited and I hope it turns out ok. Money has been really tight lately and shavings are a lot more expensive with a bigger cage
but I have a few questions for you experienced "fleecers" lol
So here is the plan:
I have a flower-patterned fleece blanket that I was given a while back that I am going to use. It is not the plush kind. I am ordering a u-haul blanket and am going to cut it in half since my cage is only a 2x3. I am going to make the loft area the hay/pellet area with Aspen shavings since I know hay sticks to the fleece pretty bad and I am going to give veggies on the bottom floor. I will put hand towels under the igloo, water bottle, and the area where they potty the most. My hope is that they will pretty much use the top as a potty anyway. I am going to wash the fleece 3 times in warm water with no fabric softener or dryer sheets before I use it. The poops will be swept at least once per day and if I will change the cage completely once a week if it lasts that long. Otherwise, I will do it as needed. And if the fleece thing is a complete failure, I will go back to Aspen shavings lol
Questions:
1. I want to do this tonight or tomorrow but I doubt my u-haul pads will be here til sometime next week. Should I just use 2 layers of towels til then? I CAN wait but I would prefer not to since tomorrow is cage cleaning day anyway.
2. Do I need to put hand towels anywhere else? And do I put them between the u-haul pad and fleece?
3. Should I expect the fleece to retain a small amount of wetness?
4. When my u-haul pads arrive, can I stick with 1 layer and have a towel underneath? I will still have the hand-towels in high-traffic areas.
5. Is there anything else I should know before I do it? Lol I am a little nervous that I'm going to do it wrong!
So here is the plan:
I have a flower-patterned fleece blanket that I was given a while back that I am going to use. It is not the plush kind. I am ordering a u-haul blanket and am going to cut it in half since my cage is only a 2x3. I am going to make the loft area the hay/pellet area with Aspen shavings since I know hay sticks to the fleece pretty bad and I am going to give veggies on the bottom floor. I will put hand towels under the igloo, water bottle, and the area where they potty the most. My hope is that they will pretty much use the top as a potty anyway. I am going to wash the fleece 3 times in warm water with no fabric softener or dryer sheets before I use it. The poops will be swept at least once per day and if I will change the cage completely once a week if it lasts that long. Otherwise, I will do it as needed. And if the fleece thing is a complete failure, I will go back to Aspen shavings lol
Questions:
1. I want to do this tonight or tomorrow but I doubt my u-haul pads will be here til sometime next week. Should I just use 2 layers of towels til then? I CAN wait but I would prefer not to since tomorrow is cage cleaning day anyway.
2. Do I need to put hand towels anywhere else? And do I put them between the u-haul pad and fleece?
3. Should I expect the fleece to retain a small amount of wetness?
4. When my u-haul pads arrive, can I stick with 1 layer and have a towel underneath? I will still have the hand-towels in high-traffic areas.
5. Is there anything else I should know before I do it? Lol I am a little nervous that I'm going to do it wrong!