Easibed and Medibed

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I was just wondering if anybody had tried either of these? They are both horse beddings. Easibed is woodfibre and Medibed is very finally chopped straw. I've heard that they are both very absorbant and work well with puppy pads.

Has anybody tried?
 
Never heard of using either of these for piggies. From what I've seen on here straw is not a good bedding for piggies healthwise. The woodfibre could be OK because a lot of the piggy eco bedding sold here is from wood pulp. It would depend on what kind of wood the bedding is made from as aromatic woods are not good for piggies. Also if the fibres are too small could get up pigg nostrils and that's not good. Maybe you could post pictures of these beddings so we could see what it actually is?
 
If the medibed is like russell rabbit straw bedding, which is very fine, soft chopped straw I think it will be fine. I am currently trialling "bedsoft" here for the rescue/foster piggies. It is another finely chopped straw product. I use a thick layer of newspaper, then the bedsoft and finally hay. So far the piggies seem to like it, it's lovely and soft and seems reasonably absorbant. The only negative comment I have so far is that as it's so light the piggies tend to throw it out of their hutches far too easily for my liking:)) The other up side is that at £6.50 ish for a 20kg sack it's much cheaper than other bedding products.

Aubiose and Megazorb are also good (horse bedding again) although slightly more expensive and I'm guessing Aubiose is similar to Easibed?

Just to add I would not use baled straw for piggy beds as I find it far to sharp and would be worried about eye poke injuries etc.
 
"easibed is a clean, dust free wood fibre bedding which is loved by horses and their owners alike. Made from 100 per cent recycled clean white wood, its texture and warmth provide a bed your horse won't want to leave!
The consistency of easibed means it gives a supportive and free-draining bed, allowing the wet to drain through to the base where it is absorbed, and leaving the top dry and comfortable for your horse."
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"Dengie Medi-Bed is a precision chopped, dust extracted wheat straw bedding.Medi-Bed is suitable for use with horses, camelids, poultry, pheasants and small furries such as rabbits."
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Just to clarify, I do know somebody who uses easibed followed by a layer of medibed and she says it works really well. The medibed is very soft because it is so finely chopped.
 
I have used easibed. It's ok... Few positives, few negatives. On the plus side, it smells very nice (unlike megasorb...ugh) It also seems to stay dry quite well with newspaper underneath and you don't need a thick layer in the cage, so it goes a long way. I also found cleaning very easy, as I just roled up the newspaper with the bedding inside. I would only have one bin bag for every 3 binbags I usually have with megasorb or woodshavings as you don't need as much of it. Now for the negatives... I think its quite sharp on the piggies paws, it doesn't feel nice when you run your hand through it, but its ok if you cover it with a layer of hay. I also found it quite dusty, but only when you clean the cage and first get it out of the bag. Made me sneeze, unitil dust settled. Also I found they did get smelly two or three days quicker than on certain other beddings. It's fairly cheap, and I would use it again, but only if my other bedding choices were out of stock.

As for medibed. I have seen it before and considered trying it. But when I felt some in my hand I found it had loads of small Sharp pieces, so personally I think it won't be very comfortable for piggies feet. Hope this helps. Ofcourse everyone has different preferences, so the best way to find out is to try for yourself :)
 
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I have now been using this for a week. It's amazing compared to the fleece. My girls have lasted nearly a week and have only just started to smell. This is with no poo picking, and just one wash of their fleece snuggle sacs etc. The boys (they are in a bigger cage) will last until tomorrow.

I have used a layer of easibed and then a thicker layer of medibed. I find the easibed is quite sharp, which is why i covered it with a thicker layer of medibed. The medibed is lovely and soft and I didn't find any sharp bits at all. It's also dustfree. I am quite allergice to dust and it didn't cause a problem for me. I do have a sneaky suspicion however that my piggies have been having a little munch on the medibed!

I think next time I will try it with a layer of newspaper underneath, just to make cleaning out easier!

I love this bedding!
 
Sounds interesting - I am trying all the differant beddings to find the one which suits us best so this one may have to go on the list to try

Where did you get it from? I notice you are in Cheshire so possibly fairly close to us

Andrea
 
@Sarah 0712- Ah that's interesting to mix the two. I have used the easibed with woodshavings on top before, but do you think it really adds something? I thought I read easibed is meant to let moisture through, not soak it up? The newspaper underneath always used to be very wet. Do you think the medibed on its own on newspaper would work? I may give it a try after all, sometimes mixing different beddings can work better than just one type :-)
 
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Sounds interesting - I am trying all the differant beddings to find the one which suits us best so this one may have to go on the list to try

Where did you get it from? I notice you are in Cheshire so possibly fairly close to us

Andrea
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I ordered both from Pet Barn in Northwich :)
 
medibed is fantastic, i use it on top of a puppy pad,much less bulky to dispose of than shavings aswell.
 
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