bedding

Hi just looking for some advice. I've always had piggies but they've been in my family home and they were either kept outside or inside in store bought runs using hay and sawdust as bedding. I rescued 2 boars in my new house last November and to start with they were in a store bought cage, but...

Hi all, we are new to Guinea pig ownership and have now had our four female babies for 6 weeks. The lucky piggies are now about to go into a purpose built playhouse/Guinea pig house and the bedding question is such a tricky one! We have decided against fleece.... In all the corners of the...

A reveiw on the type of bedding you use would be very helpful as I am looking for a bedding (or mix of different beddings ) that fit my criteria: It needs to be almost if not completely dust free as one of my guinea pigs is very sensitive It must be good at preventing odors and not smell it's...

Hi all I am new to the forum but have had many Guinea pigs over the years and now have two new special boys who are going to be spoilt! I have ordered a 2x4 C&c cage with a 2x1 loft with the correx to line it. Now I have never used fleece but really would like to start for these little guys...

I just received 9.5kg of Ings from Hay For Pets. It looks and smells amazing (... the quality caused the postman to stop and have a 5-minute chat about hay :))). The pigs love it, a handful got half hoovered up in 5 minutes. However, it's not that soft, as it has some quite stalky bits in. Is it...

I feel like I have 2 very unlucky pigs and they just can't seem to catch a break. Over the past few weeks they've been through a lot. Toast has been on AB for a bladder infection and a URI. She's been on 2 different meds for bloat and after weeks of aggressive behaviour it was discovered she...

Hi all, We have two guinea pigs who are in a Midwest Habitat - similar to a C&C style cage. We've been experimenting with the best way to keep our pigs clean as they are pooping machines, and are yet to learn to keep it to one area! They love fleece and popcorn whenever they have fleece in their...

Hi people I am just wondering if anyone out there is using megazorb or aubiose as a base in their hutches ? They seem like a better alternative to wood shavings but I do not know anyone that uses or used them at the moment to ask. I use wood shavings as a base then hay on top which gives them...

So, Ive heard from many places that fleece bedding for a guinea pig (esprcially in the Midwest cage, which I just set up) is amazing and makes clean up even easier. So, 1. Where the best place I can get it for cheap? 2. What's the best brand that's safe for my guinea pig?

With my new boys coming home in a couple of weeks I'm reading up on bedding options and can't believe the amount of people now using fleece! Trust me it's not a criticism, just things have obviously changed lots for the better since I last had some piggies (10 years ago, they lived in an outside...

It's well known amongst my friends and family that I'm slightly obsessed with my piggies. Always talking about them, always taking pictures of them, always sending everyone said pictures.. Well today I hit a new low. I was in B&M when I seen nice bedding. I got home and changed the bedding...

Okay so I've made the change from woodshavings to fleece. Only thing is when the pigs pee, it just sits in a puddle on the fleece... :td: I'd like to use some kind of fleece but the piggies are running around and getting pee over their paws I've got a fluffy fleece with a layer of paper...

Interested to hear what bedding people with lots of piggies use? Rescues, fosterers or just piggy addicted folk what would you recommend? Thanks :-)

So I ordered a sample size of vetbed and it's just been delivered. Only thing is, it doesn't look like I thought it would based on pictures.. I thought it would have a waterproof backing but it doesn't look like this would be waterproof? Does this look right to everyone? Excuse the...

Okay so I see a lot of people saying they use fleece in their piggy cage, or vetbed.. and I have a few questions about both.. Firstly, what is vetbed? I've only ever seen pictures and it just looks like a fleecy material but I see people raving about how good it is. Secondly, I use woodchips...

Hi all, So, I have a 2x6 c&c cage. Two thirds of it is fleece & I'm very happy with that. In the other third, I currently have carefresh which is in the 'kitchen' area. As much as I love Carefresh & the colours you can get, it's pretty pricey! We're in the process of moving, this means I'm...

Hi everyone, Sorry if this is repeating former threads but I am looking for a corner fleece hammock for my boys and wondered if anyone had any advice where to get one? I'm from the UK! :):D Thank you!

I am currently using fleece and towels for my cage liners and after a few days they smell and I replace them. I was wondering if there is anything I can do to help prevent some of the smell? I have 4 boys and I know they are messy, I'm just wondering if there are any tips or tricks anyone...

Hi! I'm new to these forums and am currently looking forward to taking in two young pigs in a couple weeks once they come of age to be separated from their mother. A friend of mine got a wrongly sexed pig from the pet store and ended up with a pregnant pig. I've had several pigs in the past but...

Hi All, After some advice please... I bought two beautiful little guinea pigs 4 weeks ago, their names are Fred and Bob! On Saturday evening I noticed Bob's eye was slightly weepy, so I bathed it and then checked again in the morning and it had got very pussy and sore. I took him to the vets...