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I have tried many different types of bedding for my guinea pigs. Nothing seemed to work. The bedding would just get nasty after a few days, and the bedding at the pet store was pretty expensive, especially if I was cleaning the cage every few days or so. I wanted something that would be easy to clean and something to keep my guinea pigs clean. I found some oasis mats at an online pet store, but they were also pretty expensive. So I went to Walmart to find something similar, but cheep too. I found some larg bath mats that only cost $3.00 (the material of the mats is some kind of rubber foam mix). I also bought some towels for $1.00. When I got home I put a towel at the bottom of the cage, cut the bath mat to fit the cage and put it over the towel. Everyday just to keep the cage looking nice, I roll the mat up, dump everything that's inside the rolled up mat in the trash and replace the mat. When the cage needs to be cleaned out, I just take the mat out and do a quick scrub with some cleaner, let the mat dry for awhile, wash the towl and put a clean one in, then I replace the mat. This seems to work great, my guinea pigs love it, they just sprawl out on the mat and sleep instead of their beds, they stay clean from urine because it goes through the holes of the mat the the towel soakes it up, my guinea pigs don't chew it, and I think it looks nice and clean too.
What do you think about this method?
Here is a pic. of what the mat looks like. I took this pic. while getting ready to clean it, so it's a little dirty.
What do you think about this method?
Here is a pic. of what the mat looks like. I took this pic. while getting ready to clean it, so it's a little dirty.