bedding

[kendra2705]

hi ive just read on a rescue site that guinea pigs should never be bedded on shavings or sawdust , i bought mine from p@h and they had them on shavings so thats what i bought ,please tell your veiws and i will change it immediately if its wrong many thanks maria

 

[Wiebke]

I have changed from shavings to fleece this year and think that it is better; shavings can cause respiratory trouble in some piggies. There is also less of a mess when I clean out. It is cheaper.

However, with fleece, you have to spot clean regularly and change the bedding more often.

For outdoors, there are alternatives like megazorb which look a lot like wood shavings.

 

[Joey&Gizmo]

You could read this thread as some views are on here. http://www.theguineapigforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=289

I dont use wood shavings but i do know that cedar wood shavings aren't suitable for piggy's as its very harmful for them and should be removed immediately. I have also read that it can cause some piggys to sneeze and can irritate them.