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I have been using dust free wood shavings and really liked them as I buy them in a huge bag for 5.60 from the Pet and Farm Place. I use about an inch deep all over and it really wicks away the wee nicely.
BUT now my little man Winston has developed a bumblefoot, he already has a skin problem, and now due to his sore foot, I've decided he needs a softer bedding, so I'm going for vetbed, even though it's gonna be hard work (not allowed to wash it in the machine or the bath).
I am still worried though that he will still be sitting in "damp" all day due to his habit of sitting in one spot in a pile of his own poop....I know the vetbet will drain away the wee, but his poops are quite damp. I clean them away when I feed him, but I can't do this more often than twice a day cos I go to work. I am hoping that as his foot heals (he has Fuseiderm from the vets) he may start walking about a bit more, but at age 4 and he's always been a bit of a lazy pig, I'm not holding out much hope of that! Even when his more mobile flatmate Womble treatens to mount him, he still stays sitting, just grumbles! He is a very happy pig though, but I was wondering if anyone had any tips on how to either stop him sitting in his own poop, or knows of something they could fall through?
Also with the vetbed, I was thinking about cutting it into smaller bits, say 12in x 12in ? What does everyone think? I thought it would help in 3 ways - 1 I can get it in the bucket for handwashing ( ?), 2 it should be easier to dry and 3 it should be easier to get in and out of the cages to clean? Will it still be as effective though do you think? Also, what does everyone put under the vetbed? I was thinking of using the shavings still, or newspaper (but I only get one newspaper a week, so supplies are limited!)?
Thanks! O0 Susan.
BUT now my little man Winston has developed a bumblefoot, he already has a skin problem, and now due to his sore foot, I've decided he needs a softer bedding, so I'm going for vetbed, even though it's gonna be hard work (not allowed to wash it in the machine or the bath).
I am still worried though that he will still be sitting in "damp" all day due to his habit of sitting in one spot in a pile of his own poop....I know the vetbet will drain away the wee, but his poops are quite damp. I clean them away when I feed him, but I can't do this more often than twice a day cos I go to work. I am hoping that as his foot heals (he has Fuseiderm from the vets) he may start walking about a bit more, but at age 4 and he's always been a bit of a lazy pig, I'm not holding out much hope of that! Even when his more mobile flatmate Womble treatens to mount him, he still stays sitting, just grumbles! He is a very happy pig though, but I was wondering if anyone had any tips on how to either stop him sitting in his own poop, or knows of something they could fall through?
Also with the vetbed, I was thinking about cutting it into smaller bits, say 12in x 12in ? What does everyone think? I thought it would help in 3 ways - 1 I can get it in the bucket for handwashing ( ?), 2 it should be easier to dry and 3 it should be easier to get in and out of the cages to clean? Will it still be as effective though do you think? Also, what does everyone put under the vetbed? I was thinking of using the shavings still, or newspaper (but I only get one newspaper a week, so supplies are limited!)?
Thanks! O0 Susan.