fleece bedding, advice please

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I have been toying with the idea of putting fleece down instead of wood shavings especially now with Polly being pregnant as I wouldn't like to give birth on that. And last night I read on one of the links that wood shavings are just as bad as sawdust. So know definitely want to change to fleece for both Polly and Anna, well Andy lol. But where do I start, what fleece is best, do I line the cage with something first? Complete novice so any advice, would be appreciated x
 
Fleece is much better. Just a pain when the hay sticks to it. I'm ye to find a way to stop that. Drives me insane lol. I'm making new cage liners tomorrow. Just buy cheap fleece blankets and cut to size and sew around the edge. I put a layer of newspaper down under too. X
 
What a great idea to switch to fleece. You can buy fleece from supermarkets,primark,home bargains,Ikea or online. You will have to wash and dry it three times without fabric conditioner to make it wick away water. Place a layer of towels down and two layers of fleece and you are all set.
 
Fleece is good apart from the hay & other foodstuffs getting stuck. I did use it with towels underneath but it did need changing every 3 days. Another alternative to wood shavings & sawdust is Megazorb @ £7 a bag. I've heard one or two members saying it has got more dusty recently but I haven't experienced this yet. I get 2 bags every 7 weeks & that does for a 2.4m & 1m run. I then place a good layer of hay on top of this for bedding & food. I just buy a large bale from a local farm for £4. This last about 3 months. I now give them a clean out once a week with a little spot cleaning in between but most of the poo drops through the hay put of site. I'd really recommend this to anyone who's changing from wood shavings.
 
if you wanted to stick with similar bedding, then fitch is brilliant and dust free. if you switch to fleece, the best way to do it i have found is to do a layer of newspaper, then an absorbent bedpad and then a baby blanket fleece which is thin. these seem to soak any wetness straight through and stay dry the longest. :)
 
I have found that the best fleece and the fleece I use in my products is good quality polar fleece but it can be pricey. I do have blankets brought from b&q and dunelms but even then I looked at the thickness before I brought it so I new I was using quality.

I use a layer of puppy pads then towels and then the fleece last with litter trays under hay racks and water bottles to try to cut down on as much mess as possible.
 
Definitely going to be switching to fleece when my wood shavings run out. (Only got about 1full cage clean left) will Google the magazine as I haven't heard if it before. Thanks for the great advice everyone x
 
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