flintstones
Senior Guinea Pig
As many of you know, I decided to try Equisorb its £9.90 a bale and one bale does 2 cage cleans. I have 3 cages so all in thats 6 cages. My cages are 4x2 and I am very generous on the layers.
My pigs have been on it 7 days now, no spot cleaning and cage clean is today although they could go longer but I feel 7 days is long enough.
Its very much like the Bunny O Lithium except cheaper, dust free and I think it's less messy, but that could be my imagination. As I have a wooden floor, it is simply a case of hoovering or sweeping the bits that the pigs throw out.
I have also noticed Patrick often gets On/Off painful squeaks and this can happen often. He has been Xrayed and treated for a UTI, its not consistant and their is no blood in his urine. Since using Equisorb he hasn't had any painful squeaks. Which makes me think it's the fleece or the powder which has been upsetting him.
Now I don't have too keep the hay off the fleece, my pigs can forage all round their cage. I think this is better stimulation for them.
My niece comes over weekly and obviously my mum lives here, both agree the pigs don't smell but they did with fleece and incopads. I had to change them every 3 days!
They still get their fleece beds as all I have to do is shake them. Technically we have the best both worlds minus the smell.
Overall I will continue to use Equisorb, as I feel it's much better for me and my pigs.
One negative, I need to clean the boys bits more often as they like to drag their bums across the cage
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My pigs have been on it 7 days now, no spot cleaning and cage clean is today although they could go longer but I feel 7 days is long enough.
Its very much like the Bunny O Lithium except cheaper, dust free and I think it's less messy, but that could be my imagination. As I have a wooden floor, it is simply a case of hoovering or sweeping the bits that the pigs throw out.
I have also noticed Patrick often gets On/Off painful squeaks and this can happen often. He has been Xrayed and treated for a UTI, its not consistant and their is no blood in his urine. Since using Equisorb he hasn't had any painful squeaks. Which makes me think it's the fleece or the powder which has been upsetting him.
Now I don't have too keep the hay off the fleece, my pigs can forage all round their cage. I think this is better stimulation for them.
My niece comes over weekly and obviously my mum lives here, both agree the pigs don't smell but they did with fleece and incopads. I had to change them every 3 days!
They still get their fleece beds as all I have to do is shake them. Technically we have the best both worlds minus the smell.
Overall I will continue to use Equisorb, as I feel it's much better for me and my pigs.
One negative, I need to clean the boys bits more often as they like to drag their bums across the cage
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