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Hi All,

Well further to me being unsure whether I should use Megazorb or Aubiose I got some Easi-bed yesterday! A 25kg bale only cost me £7.97 I can see this lasting a month for all 8 cages and 3 hutches!

It does say on the bag handle with care so I will wear gloves as I have such sensitive hands! Will let you know how I get on with it!

It's pig day here today, trim nails, baths when needed and photos taken so be warned! haha I will post up pics later!

Louise
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Can't wait for piggie pictures :)) Can we have wet piggy pictures too! I love wet piggies xoxo

Rach x
 
I get this if there isnt aubiose, I dont really like it as its hard and smells strongly of pine which I think can't be good for the pigs. I emailed easi bed to double check it was safe and was quite impressed to get a phonecall back saying it was but that the easi bed plus or super wasn't safe.
 
How much Aubiose is in a bale? The good thing is if I don't like it the animal feed shop is only 5 minutes away. :)
 
I have used both Easibed and Aubiose withut any ill effect. The only isssue i had with the smaller of the two (cant rememebr which one, but one has smaller bits than the other :{) was that it would get caught up in my Texels hair.
 
Well I opened it to do Cindy and Misty's hutch (bunnies) and I love the smell! Reminds me of the old garden festival here in Liverpool lol. Seemed a little hard though but we'll see how they go.

Of course if it isn't right for them I will change over but I do have to think about it being cost effective. :)
 
I have used Easi-bed for about 4 months and I like it.
It is only harder as the pieces are thicker than wood shavings, I still think it is pretty soft.
Its weighty so it doesnt blow about and a 25kg bag lasts me about a month with 6 hutches.
I paid about £7.50 for bale which is excellent value.

When it says handle with care on the packaging, I think this is referring to the weight not the content.

Ive not had any problems using this and would recommend it,
 
SunshineAndTwinkle said:
Well I opened it to do Cindy and Misty's hutch (bunnies) and I love the smell! Reminds me of the old garden festival here in Liverpool lol. Seemed a little hard though but we'll see how they go.

Of course if it isn't right for them I will change over but I do have to think about it being cost effective. :)
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The only thing I remember of the garden festival was the roller skating rink they built there, and that always smelled of feet :( :(
I like the idea that the easy bed doesn't blow around so much, for the outside hutches. Sounds good if it will do all those cages for a month. Let me know more when you have tried it. Did you get in from Hammonds? x
 
It's fab! Don't think it will last me a month though as my hutches and cages are massive, will try though, well see!

Rabbits seem to like it I've give n lots of hay as well so they can dig in! Will keep you posted on it Jane, I like it better than Megazorb!

Didn't get around to cages today will do them tomorrow. :)
 
I meant to add Jane yep I got it from Hammonds. As for the Graden Festival I remember going when I was 6 and it stunk of pine, probably used it in the flower beds and on paths! :D I was always in the rollerdome as a teen, it was my regular haunt if Liverpool were not playing at home that weekend or if it was the close season! :))
 
SunshineAndTwinkle said:
I meant to add Jane yep I got it from Hammonds. As for the Graden Festival I remember going when I was 6 and it stunk of pine
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And you think it's good for small animals, with small lungs and airways, to be having their small noses virtually buried in that aroma day in day out!?

There is mounting evidence pine beddings are *not* a healthy option, concerns ranging from mild skind complaints to liver damage due to the increased workload of the organs to remove the pine compounds from the body. Cost and how "pleasant and fresh smelling" beddings may be are the least of my concerns when creating an environment I hope to be a healthy and happy one.
 
People have been using it without ill effects. I'm sure easi-bed wasn't used 25 years ago! Yes it has a slight smell to the product but once exposed to air I am seeing hardly no smell at all!

And the health of my animals is my main concern, if I don't like it once used I will move onto something else as I have said. Perhaps you can say what you use and what is suitable rather than replying with a total negative post?
 
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I used Easi-bed when I had bunnies, and I'd always use it for bunny litter trays. But I never used it for the piggies as I was concerned about the piney type smell too. No idea if it's safe - I was probably being over cautious. :{
 
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Stinklepig said:
And you think it's good for small animals, with small lungs and airways, to be having their small noses virtually buried in that aroma day in day out!?

There is mounting evidence pine beddings are *not* a healthy option, concerns ranging from mild skind complaints to liver damage due to the increased workload of the organs to remove the pine compounds from the body. Cost and how "pleasant and fresh smelling" beddings may be are the least of my concerns when creating an environment I hope to be a healthy and happy one.
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I see this as a worthwhile debate and will add my 10 peneth worth! I see Easibed as a viable option for bedding as it has one thing that most of you probably do not realise! It is totally dust free, which cannot be said with respects to woodshavings! woodshavings cause more damage to piggies than easibed. Smells are just that "smells", which dissipate over a very short period of time, remember farts? exactly the same principle. if it is a natural smell then it does not harm, however, if it is a chemically induced smell then worry!

Just one question to Stinkpig! Have you ever used easibed or farted? If the answer is no to either then I recommend trying both they are great! :)p
 
The smell from woodshavings is far more intense than Easi-Bed, yet many people still use woodshavings without a problem.


Easi-bed has a very very faint smell, that disappears by the time you finish preparing the hutch anyway.


To say that this product can cause damage to piggies liver ''due to increase workload on their organs to remove the pine compounds'' is completely over the top :{ .
 
PetCook said:
I see this as a worthwhile debate and will add my 10 peneth worth! I see Easibed as a viable option for bedding as it has one thing that most of you probably do not realise! It is totally dust free, which cannot be said with respects to woodshavings! woodshavings cause more damage to piggies than easibed. Smells are just that "smells", which dissipate over a very short period of time, remember farts? exactly the same principle. if it is a natural smell then it does not harm, however, if it is a chemically induced smell then worry!

Just one question to Stinkpig! Have you ever used easibed or farted? If the answer is no to either then I recommend trying both they are great! :)p
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I'm lovin your argument there Pete.
Cost always has to be a factor when we have piggies in large numbers, but whoever stated that piggies welfare comes before cost, is rather unnecessarily stating the obvious. We wouldn't be active in rescuing piggies if it was all about money.
 
I don't agree that the smell disappears after a few minutes, but I would never go as far as to say that Easi-Bed isn't safe. My decision not to use it with the piggies was largely based around having an allergy-prone piggy.
 
nutmeg said:
I'm lovin your argument there Pete.
Cost always has to be a factor when we have piggies in large numbers, but whoever stated that piggies welfare comes before cost, is rather unnecessarily stating the obvious. We wouldn't be active in rescuing piggies if it was all about money.
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Obviously the piggies welfare comes first and to be honest, any bedding that is either created or manufactured has some risk to animals in some way and if we were thinking in this way 100% then we would only keep piggies on grass! As concerned rescuers we are comitted to finding whats best in any way, and will never know a piggies allergies until we hit upon what causes it and when it does we will always do whats best, and cost is not always a factor. Whats right for one piggy is not always best for another and we have to hit a balance! So why argue about what's the best bedding? Well I feel some people just like to be right all the time, it's just human nature and when they get to our age they will start to see sense.
 
Yep if a couple aren't keen we will find another bedding around the same price. If I was a millionaire they could live on gold bars! :)

I've just stuck my head in the bag, still a little smell but not as bad as a total new bag. I find it far more pleasant than the pee smell you get from other bedding, like fleece. I do agree with MBB that to go on about liver damage is rather dramatic.

Well I haven't used it on the pigs as yet, bit blowy here today so decided to have a totally lazy day for once in my life and will do it tomorrow. :)
 
I used Easi-Bed years ago but really wasn't keen on it and swiftly moved onto EcoPetBed instead as I was concerned about the strong smell of the Easi-Bed and found it be very hard on the piggies paws.

I know the 'woodshavings' debate can get a little heated and I normally try and stay well out of it, but for the sake of debate here's an interesting link from a company that actually sells the stuff - advising against using their product with small animals.

... However, regardless of the amount of heat processing, some residual resins and aromatic hydrocarbons remain in all types of softwood bedding materials, including pine and cedar. These have been shown to cause elevated liver enzymes, and some respiratory irritations and ailments in several species of small mammals. For this reason, we do not recommend the use of pine shavings as a contact bedding material for rodents, rabbits, guinea pigs or other small mammals.
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Food for thought maybe?

I know many people who have successfully kept their piggies on woodshavings for 30 or more years, but equally I know people who have kept their piggies on woodshavings for 2 months and had repeated health problems that cleared up with a change of bedding.

Like anything else, when it comes to the health of our animals we always like to think we make an informed choice and with so much conflicting information out there, I know this isn't always easy.

I'm very much in the 'if in doubt, leave it out' camp.
 
this is one of my reasons to change to aubiose from woodshavings one of my piggies suffered with bouts of chesty congestion which has now completely gone due to the change in bedding!
aubiose has no smell and is dust free and very absorbant i changed after reading a lot of good reports on it from other members that have used it!
i understand it is not in everybodies price range and is very bulky to store, but i do think it is very good, but i have not tried any others as i am very happy with it! so i can not compare.
 
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I've come to the conclusion that Easi-bed isn't good for bunnies as they have moved it all over their hutch! So will add lots of hay for them!

I think the best thing is to try different beddings and see what works, Megazorb is ok but I find it gets everywhere, its probably just me as a dippy madam I do spill more than I use haha! Ideally I would like something for bunnies and pigs together but I don't think that is going to happen! My bunnies are very active, even in their hutches!

I will try Aubiose next, I guess I will be at fault for trying different beddings rolleyes but what can you do when you want to find a perfect match? :)
 
i hope you find something that you are happy with and works for the bunnies and guinea pigs too!
its all down to individual taste anyway - GOOD LUCK! with your testing and let us all know how you get on?
 
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