Best Bedding?

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ive used carefresh bedding but I've noticed my gp sneezes an it seems dusty when I clean his cage out any advice on best bedding?
 
I like vet bed. It is hypoallergenic, very soft, absorbent. It is made especially to wick away urine so it stays dry.
 
I'm following this thread as I'm very interested in the replies-I've always used snowflake & newspaper underneath but I'm thinkin of changing it as my Guineas now all live indoors & the number I have has increased!
I also have more boars now & have started to notice a smell (even changed every 4-5 days.....I never had that @ all wen I had 4 sows)
I've read the bedding post that's pinned @ the top of that section & think vetbed sounds a good option?
Does everyone just put the bedding in their normal washing machine? I've read that most put it in a pillowcase or horse wash bag 1st
I was wondering if it was worth getting a little camping washing machine just for this?
piggyfan said:
I like vet bed. It is hypoallergenic, very soft, absorbent. It is made especially to wick away urine so it stays dry.
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Little_miss_mel said:
I'm following this thread as I'm very interested in the replies-I've always used snowflake & newspaper underneath but I'm thinkin of changing it as my Guineas now all live indoors & the number I have has increased!
I also have more boars now & have started to notice a smell (even changed every 4-5 days.....I never had that @ all wen I had 4 sows)
I've read the bedding post that's pinned @ the top of that section & think vetbed sounds a good option?
Does everyone just put the bedding in their normal washing machine? I've read that most put it in a pillowcase or horse wash bag 1st
I was wondering if it was worth getting a little camping washing machine just for this?
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I wash my vet bed and towels in a horse wash bag. I am not sure the vet bed would fit in a camping machine as it is quite bulky.
 
I like Fitch but use Aubiose at the moment which I like too. That's for our two pairs. For our group of 4 I use fleece as their bedding.
 
Maisy and Poppy said:
I use aubiose which is brilliant. It is absorbant, cheap and generally a good bedding!
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I've just had a look @ this & it seems quite good-do you buy yours online or locally? I've never seen it in my normal pet shops (both of which do a good range of horse stuff......though I must admit I havnt really looked 4 it!) the cheapest I can find online is £12.99 is that about right/good?
 
Little_miss_mel said:
I've just had a look @ this & it seems quite good-do you buy yours online or locally? I've never seen it in my normal pet shops (both of which do a good range of horse stuff......though I must admit I havnt really looked 4 it!) the cheapest I can find online is £12.99 is that about right/good?
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If that's £12.99 inc postage that's not bad. I pay about £11.35 a bale for Aubiose from a local equine food supplier. You should find it is cheaper to buy locally. @PiggyOwner buys it local to her for a cheaper price than my local supplier.

You can put Fitch on your compost heap too. My mum tried it with a load of ours. She has found it slightly slower than newspaper to break down but it does break down. Fitch costs £20 for a 20kg bale including delivery. Less if you buy several at once. It is more expensive than Aubiose but not if you've got to pay postage on top of the £13 you mentioned above.
 
Fantastic thank you for that......it was abit of a con once I got to the checkout.........I could either get free delivery if I spent over £75! Or free to collect from my local' store 67 miles away :/
I will have a look at my normal suppliers one of them is really good & will be able to order it in for me if not I'm sure
 
Little_miss_mel said:
I've just had a look @ this & it seems quite good-do you buy yours online or locally? I've never seen it in my normal pet shops (both of which do a good range of horse stuff......though I must admit I havnt really looked 4 it!) the cheapest I can find online is £12.99 is that about right/good?
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I get mine from - pet shop called a n a pet n tack or my riding school. My riding school is in Oakley a village near Basingstoke and I get a 20kg bale for £10 but it is £10.40 at my local pet shop.
I hate fitch and it is soo dust.
 
For bedding, I use Profleece and fleece liners, with paper towels and cotton towels underneath. (I've constantly got a pile of piggie washing!) If I couldn't use fleece for some reason, I would go back to Cosi N Dry paper bedding, as I think that was the best that I've ever used.
 
7squeakers. said:
For bedding, I use Profleece and fleece liners, with paper towels and cotton towels underneath. (I've constantly got a pile of piggie washing!) If I couldn't use fleece for some reason, I would go back to Cosi N Dry paper bedding, as I think that was the best that I've ever used.
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I think I'm going to try these other suggestions before anything that needs washing-I already always have a pile of Washing to do from the 2 legged kids without more from the 4 legged ones! :D
Does anyone else have more than 1 boar? If so how do you find the smell?
I've never had more than 2 boars living indoors (I had more @ 1 time but they lived in an outdoor shed converted into 'Guinea Pig Hall' it had wallpaper & everything but I digress! :) )
I'm finding that I know I have more with my current bedding :(
 
Hello, Guinea Pig owner newbie (he is a rescue with a missing foot) - i currently use fleece, with puppy pads and a towel under and i clean every 5days - I'm thinking of getting some profleece do i just treat this the same way as the fleece? does it get smelly like fleece? thank you in advance.
 
siankisses said:
Hello, Guinea Pig owner newbie (he is a rescue with a missing foot) - i currently use fleece, with puppy pads and a towel under and i clean every 5days - I'm thinking of getting some profleece do i just treat this the same way as the fleece? does it get smelly like fleece? thank you in advance.
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I'm not sure on pro fleece, but I definitely reccomend keeping on with normal fleece and towels, it's a fantastic setup. If not, my next choice would be aubiose or easibed, both very good!
 
siankisses said:
Hello, Guinea Pig owner newbie (he is a rescue with a missing foot) - i currently use fleece, with puppy pads and a towel under and i clean every 5days - I'm thinking of getting some profleece do i just treat this the same way as the fleece? does it get smelly like fleece? thank you in advance.
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Hi there, I think you are best to change the fleece every three or four days, I've not used profleece but I will assume it is dealt with the same as fleece and vetbed. I'm sorry to hear your piggy is missing a foot x
 
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