My top bedding would be fleece, but obviously it’s not for everyone, and like you say it involves a lot of washing etc. hence why i only use it for one cage as the thought of having to clean two fleece cages is too much haha.
But i have tried fitch for one of my piggies and personally i didn’t get on with it as well as i hopped i would so i’m back to wood shavings for now, but i wouldn’t not recommend it, i think it’s just one of those things you need to try, so heres my fitch review
Pro’s
It’s really insulating, just putting your hand in it feels really warm which is great for winter. It’s fairly cheap compared to some other beddings. I only had to clean once a week compared to twice a week with fleece. I borrowed some from a friend and she just gave me a carrier bag full to try and it lasted two cleans so even as big as the bags it comes in are, it still is really compact like sawdust and just expands to cover a wide area. It also has the benefit of being white so It was easy to pick out any bits of veg that he’d hidden around his cage, where as it seems to just sink into sawdust and disapeer all his cucumber skins were easy to see so i could just pick them out. Its also a good way of keeping an eye on the colour of your piggies wee if there was any blood etc.
Cons
Wet patches spread really quickly. This may sound odd but my piggy is awful at dribbling when he drinks from his bottle, he just makes a mess, and i found that the small patch from his bottle just spread through his cage really quickly where as with sawdust it stayed in one patch and just got absorbed more. Also, i have no idea where i’d keep the bag of it just because it is such a big bag!
I tried it during the summer and my piggy kept pushing it away from him in his igloo, he would just sleep on the bare base of his cage and have the bedding in a donut around him, so not sure if he just got too warm or something but he just wouldn’t sleep on the actual bedding but he’s an odd ball.
I’ve tried other beddings that look a bit like cat litter (Called eco something or other) and he would just rumble while he walked around because it made a sound that he didn’t like when he moved so he is just very fussy. So for now i’m back to the sawdust until i can find something that suits him.