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New Born Pup
Hi! New piggie owner here! I was wondering how often do you guys clean your enclosures? I’ve seen a lot of different answers on how often you should clean their cages. I’ve been spot cleaning once a day so far.
Poops daily, but I keep my hay contained in their dining area, no problem there except I bought an enclosure from guinea pig cages, at first just the basic set up with kitchen, but turns out one of my pigs likes to sleep in the hay...I got a double level for them and she still went back to that spot, so I had to figure out a different solution, I had extra cage parts so I just put one on an angle and clipped it to the other side, she couldn't figure it out so now she finally uses the hide I got for herHi! New piggie owner here! I was wondering how often do you guys clean your enclosures? I’ve seen a lot of different answers on how often you should clean their cages. I’ve been spot cleaning once a day so far.
But I do clean their cage thoroughly including a disinfectant once a week, on top of changing out their hideys and toysPoops daily, but I keep my hay contained in their dining area, no problem there except I bought an enclosure from guinea pig cages, at first just the basic set up with kitchen, but turns out one of my pigs likes to sleep in the hay...I got a double level for them and she still went back to that spot, so I had to figure out a different solution, I had extra cage parts so I just put one on an angle and clipped it to the other side, she couldn't figure it out so now she finally uses the hide I got for her
I'm a new piggy owner too so there will be much more experienced replies but I spot clean 2-3 times a day and a full clean and fresh liners/noodle mats every 5 days.Hi! New piggie owner here! I was wondering how often do you guys clean your enclosures? I’ve seen a lot of different answers on how often you should clean their cages. I’ve been spot cleaning once a day so far.
Hello I have 2 boars but mine are indoors so I use fleece. I do clean damp areas most days and I spot clean a couple of times a day. I have a compost bin which takes all the hay and poop and kitchen waste. You can put sawdust in a compost bin. The poops are a great activator for the compost bin. It would help you to reduce your black bin getting full so quickly, and you’d get lovely compost to put on flower beds and pots in your garden. It’s always worth leaving some soiled sawdust in a corner which should stop excess scent marking.Hello, I have two boars who are settling in nicely, they were rescues. I think it's been a week or so now. They are around a year old. I'm finding I'm having to clean quite a lot of bedding and sawdust daily, I use newspaper and the appropriate sawdust. Now when I come into the shed in the mornings the stench is pretty strong. I appreciate they are boys and scent marking and I know if I over clean they will probably do it more. The issue is not knowing If I should be leaving it longer to let their scent marking settle or carry on. I don't want them in anything damp, also my son (asd) can't cope with strong smells so it puts him off going in.
I'm sure I will get into a routine of when to clean and how much new bedding to put in.
For those in the UK I have a small black bin and currently can't keep up with the bin bags with our fortnightly collections. I can see I will be paying for a bigger bin at this rate.
Hello I have 2 boars but mine are indoors so I use fleece. I do clean damp areas most days and I spot clean a couple of times a day. I have a compost bin which takes all the hay and poop and kitchen waste. You can put sawdust in a compost bin. The poops are a great activator for the compost bin. It would help you to reduce your black bin getting full so quickly, and you’d get lovely compost to put on flower beds and pots in your garden. It’s always worth leaving some soiled sawdust in a corner which should stop excess scent marking.
I’m sure more people will give you advice !
As a keen gardener I am quite interested in the idea of using a composter. I am in a rental with limited garden space as the huge summerhouse and my son's trampoline take up most of the garden. I have been worried about attracting mice/rats if I have a composter, do you have any issues with this?
Hello, I have two boars who are settling in nicely, they were rescues. I think it's been a week or so now. They are around a year old. I'm finding I'm having to clean quite a lot of bedding and sawdust daily, I use newspaper and the appropriate sawdust. Now when I come into the shed in the mornings the stench is pretty strong. I appreciate they are boys and scent marking and I know if I over clean they will probably do it more. The issue is not knowing If I should be leaving it longer to let their scent marking settle or carry on. I don't want them in anything damp, also my son (asd) can't cope with strong smells so it puts him off going in.
I'm sure I will get into a routine of when to clean and how much new bedding to put in.
For those in the UK I have a small black bin and currently can't keep up with the bin bags with our fortnightly collections. I can see I will be paying for a bigger bin at this rate.
i remove wet or pooey straw every time i check them, and i clean my 3 cages out at different times, the biggest cage i clean the least as it takes a while to get gross, the 2 smaller ones i clean almost 3 times a week.Hi! New piggie owner here! I was wondering how often do you guys clean your enclosures? I’ve seen a lot of different answers on how often you should clean their cages. I’ve been spot cleaning once a day so far.