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I have just changed to fleece and towels and did a bit of research on what works best and I wanted to share some info with you from when I used to make my own cloth nappies for my human babies!

The best towelling to use is bamboo toweling as it is farm more absorbant than terry towelling and is anti bacterial. It takes longer to dry due to its absorbancy but I didn't find this too much of a proble. You can also use hemp terry, this is less bulky and even more absorbant than bamboo (ansd more expensive).

You can also use micro terry which is microfibre. It is very fast drying and also very absorbant but can be bulky.

For a water proof base you can buy something called PUL (can't rememeber full name), this is breathable but water tight.

I quickly made a fleece and towel bedspread to line my hutches, 2 layers of toweling sewn around the edges with fleece top and bottom. If I like it then I think I will go for the fleece with bamboo and sanwich it together to make a kind of duvet.

It reminded me of my nappy making days!

hope this is helpful

You can buy this stuff from a well known auction site or google it.
 
oooh can you post pic's, I make these for my cage which work very well
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http://www.theguineapigforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=65091&highlight=cage+liner
 
Your pads are far superior to mine! :))

I quickly hand sewed them just to test them out really, and I must say I am impressed, I ust rolled it up, shook it out over the compost bin, flapped it around a bit and popped it back in! No litter flying around the garden and sticking to me and I didn'y find the guinea wee smell offensive (although may do tmrw!) I shall wash them tmrw and see how that worksout. I see you used mattress toppers for yours, I found some microterry that works out slightly cheaper so I may order that the microterry dries super fast so I think thats the way forward (from my cloth nappy experience).
 
ariel&oscar said:
I have just changed to fleece and towels and did a bit of research on what works best and I wanted to share some info with you from when I used to make my own cloth nappies for my human babies!

The best towelling to use is bamboo toweling as it is farm more absorbant than terry towelling and is anti bacterial. It takes longer to dry due to its absorbancy but I didn't find this too much of a proble. You can also use hemp terry, this is less bulky and even more absorbant than bamboo (ansd more expensive).

You can also use micro terry which is microfibre. It is very fast drying and also very absorbant but can be bulky.

For a water proof base you can buy something called PUL (can't rememeber full name), this is breathable but water tight.

I quickly made a fleece and towel bedspread to line my hutches, 2 layers of toweling sewn around the edges with fleece top and bottom. If I like it then I think I will go for the fleece with bamboo and sanwich it together to make a kind of duvet.

It reminded me of my nappy making days!

hope this is helpful

You can buy this stuff from a well known auction site or google it.
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PUL is short for Pollyurathane Laminate (spl?) and you make cloth nappies? OOO i bo down to you LOL, I have 1 in cloth and 1 graduated yesterday :)
 
Hey KaiLouise, I recognise your name from somewhere else, a parenting forum perhaps or a rabbit forum...... does the username octopusfoot ring any bells?

that's gonna bug me now!
 
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