does anyone hoover up poop?

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I have started using vet bed instead of sawdust in my piggies cage and at the moment I shake the poop into the bottom of their tray when cleaning them out and then empty the tray into the compost bin in the garden.
I am moving to a new flat and will not have the luxury of a garden let alone a compost bin so I was wondering if, and this might seem like a silly question, does anyone just hoover up the poop?
Does it make the hoover stinky? Will the poop go all horrible left in the hoover bag?
 
I do but i have a dyson so you can see it all inside yuck! I empty it often though to stop it smelling and try not to get too much hay in it as it can clog the hoover
 
I was considering hoovering poop, but then I thought it's probably not a good idea unless you're buying a separate hoover, and emptying it immediately after use. But that's just me :{
 
I hoover it and also have a Dyson. Not sure if it is a good or bad thing but it doesn't seem to have caused any problems so far :)
 
i find the whole poop thing really grosse. i wont be able to afford two hoovers or the bags to change it every time. ooooh i wonder if one of those hand hoovers would work?
 
I used a hand held 'poover' but it wasnt very good especiall on vet bed, i either use a dustpan and brush or good old hetty (henry) i never have any smells or problems because of it
 
4piggiepigs said:
I used a hand held 'poover' but it wasnt very good especiall on vet bed, i either use a dustpan and brush or good old hetty (henry) i never have any smells or problems because of it
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yeah i think i want to invest in a henry - probably the way to go and if you find it doesnt smell. Our hoover at the moment smells because of our dog, but he's not moving with me.
Your piggy looks just like my Ollie x)
 
I hoover mine up. But once again I have a dyson so empty it each time. If I forget and then use the hoover there is a smell so I recommend you empty it after each use
Ive had no problem with blockages but be careful with the hay.
 
hayleyh said:
yeah i think i want to invest in a henry - probably the way to go and if you find it doesnt smell. Our hoover at the moment smells because of our dog, but he's not moving with me.
Your piggy looks just like my Ollie x)
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It don't smell you can get a pet henry too and you can get hoover scented sachets (like shake and vac) but goes in the hoover rather than over your carpet (i always use the carpet one), that piggie is Porridge shes boss pig and is very friendly:))
 
just been looking at bagless hoovers and think that now might be the way to go. my flat will be tiny so need to think about where i can store it too.
will check out the pet henry too
 
I used to have a Dyson but then moved on to the MUCH cheaper bagless hoovers you can get now, I have a £20 quid one from Poundstretcher (Class!) which is specifically for hoovering up hay poop bits of chewed bedding and woodshavings (I have guinea pigs, gerbils and a hamster). I empty each time after use and wash it out every few weeks. I love it. does the job brilliantly!

xx
 
I used to, with a bagless hoover. Got it cheap some time ago. The only trouble is that hay does clog up the entry to cylinder. that's all. I stopped doing it cos my pigs were terrified. I use a dustpan and brush now. Having said that, I'm on fleece (when I say I I mean they) and it's easier to get the hay bits than vet bed. I found vetbed was getting too smelly too quickly after a while.
 
I do, I have a bagless hoover from Argos - it was £50 and is designed for pets. Can't remember the name - but way way cheaper than a dyson. Hoovering poops up is kinda one of my favourite things to do! lol.

Since having the piggies I have to empty my hoover alot more than I ever did before, but I don't specifically empty after each clean - but I clean them almost everyday. It doesn't smell.
 
We bought a hand vac we keep by the cage especially for hoovering poop. Seems to work ok on vetbed (upper level) and fleece (lower level). Have a small separate bin with a lid next to the cage too to empty the poop straight in to.
 
I also have a small handheld hoover that's only used for poop! You need to charge it regularly - it just sits on its charger which is plugged in. We use fleece so I don't know how it would work on vetbed but its dead easy to empty straight into the kitchen bin. I end up hoovering their poop about 6 times a day but it only takes seconds. Mine was £14.99 from B&M - a few months ago so not sure if they are still selling it.

Louise x
 
thanks everyone - I think I will look into getting a bagless hoover. My flat has all wood floors so I dont need anything too high tech - its just really to hoover up the poop. I like the idea of being able to empty it when I've used it too.
 
i shake all the poops onto the floor and then use a dustpan and brush. then anything left i use the hoover on. and i empty after each piggy clean as the hay is a nightmare!
 
i use a combination of fleece and vetbed for my 10 pigs - when i only had the two pigs i used a handheld vac (to be honest this constantly blocked up). I now use a small cylinder hoover purposely bought for piggie poop duties only. I bought mine for about £15 from a market stall - it does the job intended and takes me about 15-20mins to completely hoover 5 x 5ft cages.

We have a separate upright hoover for the rest of the house :)
 
Sodapops said:
i use a combination of fleece and vetbed for my 10 pigs - when i only had the two pigs i used a handheld vac (to be honest this constantly blocked up). I now use a small cylinder hoover purposely bought for piggie poop duties only. I bought mine for about £15 from a market stall - it does the job intended and takes me about 15-20mins to completely hoover 5 x 5ft cages.

We have a separate upright hoover for the rest of the house :)
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Do the piggies not mind the noise?
 
I'm a pooper hooverer mallethead As others have said, it won't pong if you empty it after each time and use little sachets of shake n vac.
My piggies are used to the nozzle appearing daily now and two of my little girls are so nosey, have almost been sucked away :{
They go mental when I switch it on as they know it's cleaning time followed by fresh veggies etc :))
Lie Sodapops, with 5 pens to do twice a day, it really cuts the cleaning time down and works a treat on vet bed for any bits of hay etc. :))
Hand held are ok but not much use to me (I bought one especially for the piggies) as the power wears down too quickly :(
 
Shalom said:
Do the piggies not mind the noise?
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Not at all :)) 4 of my boys (who live in pairs) have an 'upstairs' area in their cages and so we hoover the upper area first (that has vinyl flooring down) and then the boys go up there whilst we hoover the bottom vetbed - they are very well trained.

My neutered boy Wexford absolutely loves the hoover - he popcorns around the cage, every now and then he will sniff the hoover hose and continue about his business :)) He's a coronet and likes to be nosey when we are hoovering, and so will quite often have his fur 'sucked' up the hoover - he runs off and comes back for more a few seconds later!

My girls just run away in to the opposite end of the cage - an once I'm finished they continue their business - not fazed/frightened by it at all. I think it's like handling, they will eventually get used to it when done often enough.

I find talking to and stroking them whilst hoovering does the trick in settling their nerves....
 
I scoop the "beans" with a cat litter scoop and then use a dustpan and brush to get up all the hay and hair. Then I run the dustbuster over the cage!
 
I have a shopvac for cleaning out my pigs cage. I use it on occasion but I use a dust buster for everyday cleaning of the cage. Remove the poop etc daily or it will grow mold fuzz and start to smell
 
Yes, I also hoover up my piggies poops. But I then thoroughly wash the hoover pipes in the bath by putting the shower head on full blast to spray straight through the tube.

This not only erradicates any smelly odours that can build up, but also helps to keep your hoover clean and remove any potential blockages.

I also use a very small amount of bleach too, just to get rid of any germs that may be lingering, (both in the bath after I have cleaned the hoover and also for the hoover tube itself.)

Hope that this helps.
 
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