Vaccuming?

[lilouisianagal]

I saw in another forum that someone was using a vaccum for spot cleaning of poo. This sounds a lot easier, is there anything wrong with the practice?

 

[CavyCrazyMom]

In my oppinion, hand vaccumes are ok, but other large vaccumes are not...unless you have one of those hypoallergenic vacuumes that don't throw out any dust. I think the dust is bad for them. I know it is for birds, so I figure since their respitory systems are sensitive also, it might be the same. I use my shop vac to clean out my C&C cage, but my pigs are outside in their play pen while I do this.

 

[TinaFabulous]

good ideas!

 

[Starbucks]

the noise is also a big factor. a vaccum is much too loud for a guinea pigs sensitive ears. you can do it when they have floor time and arent in their cage. i just use a dust pan and hand broom.

 

[Piglet]

Yes, a hand vacuum is a good idea, and they are not that loud.

 

[loves2travel]

ok, i made a schedule and it allows for spot cleaning twice a day. once in the afternoon and once late at night right before bed. is this enough? i use fleece bedding.

 

[Piglet]

Thats sort of what I did when I used towels. I would sweep everything up in the morning before school, and then in the evening.

 

[loves2travel]

yea, im going to try and do that, AND change the lining every day. so well see how it works out.......

 

[Piglet]

I'm a lazy person, but I am good at spot cleaning! Now, everyday I pick up the poops left in the bedding

 

[loves2travel]

lol. piglet, do you use bedding or fleece?

 

[mncavylover]

If you use bedding, that won't work--it'll suck up the bedding as well!

For fleece, though, it might be a possibility, IF you just use a small attachment (such as the corner one for cobwebs, the one with a small opening). You definitely don't want to scare the pigs or grab one of them by accident!

 

[Piglet]

Well, I used to use towels, but I got sick of them. They stayed quite damp so I just gave up. Now, I have a brick patio instead of the towel area. 2x3 of the cage is bedding. Sounds so confusing, you'll see what I mean when I take pictures tomorrow