fleece versus vet bed?

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Hi everybody,

My fleeces are all due to be replaced, they have been very well used!

So Fleece or vetbed?/

Does anyone have experience of both? And what would you suggest?
 
i dont have experience of both but i have heard a few good reviews on vetbed but i have also heard many who say it wasnt for them,i use fleece so I'm more inclined to stick with something if it works well xx
 
The fleece certainly has worked well for me, I've been very happy with it, but then I've heard such good things about the vet bed . . . . . . . . . . .
 
Mine get vetbed pieces to play with and lounge on, but I don't think they have such amazing wicking abilities... Maybe it's just my no-brand vetbed, but I have to change pieces at least every second day or they smell. Fleece is also less bulky to wash and store. It does look amazingly cozy, though, with vetbed filled cages...
 
I've used both, but my pigs hated Vetbed. I think it was the fact that it was so thick. It's also very expensive in comparison to fleece. The good side to Vetbed, if it is the proper Petlife version only, is that it can be washed at 90 degrees. Non-Petlife Vetbed, and fleece in general, is washed at 40 degrees.
 
skrikopanik said:
Mine get vetbed pieces to play with and lounge on, but I don't think they have such amazing wicking abilities... Maybe it's just my no-brand vetbed, but I have to change pieces at least every second day or they smell. Fleece is also less bulky to wash and store. It does look amazingly cozy, though, with vetbed filled cages...
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I mostly change my fleece daily, as I find it gets filthy!
 
I found Vetbed smells a lot more than fleece - but maybe that's just me! I give mine 1x2 size pieces of Vetbed and the pigs love them, but the bottom of the Vetbed holds the urine instead of wicking it through, which is what makes it stink. It may work well if towels are used directly underneath the Vetbed.

But if fleece is working for you, I'd stick with it and just try some small pieces of Vetbed as a super-cosy relaxing area.
 
I use both. I use Vetbed usually but put fleece in when I wash the Vetbed.

I find the Vetbed is smellier even with a towel and paper underneath and wash it every three days. Whilst that washes and dries I put the fleece in, again with towels and newspaper underneath. My girls seem to prefer the Vetbed and it doesn't take much more effort to clean than the fleece. So I guess the answer would be to try both and see which your piggles prefer.
 
mmmmm still undecisive. fleece is so much more affordable, vetbed looks so cosy . . . . .

it will take a bit of saving for vetbed, so as i would be spending a lot anyway, I may as well spend a little extra and buy the best brand.

Maybe the 50;50 option - a mix of vetbed and fleece in their shed?

O I don't know - more opinions please!
 
Maybe continue to use fleece and give a small piece of vetbed ontop for snuggling on taking naps and such.
 
Fleece works good for you, so I would be less inclined to spend a lot on Vebed without testing it out a bit first. Just do a test run with some Vetbed in half the cage - 50/50 as you said - and see which half the pigs (and you) prefer. At the end of the day if you like both equally, you could always do what Deb H does and alternate the fleece and Vetbed.
 
Laura-CCC4 said:
Fleece works good for you, so I would be less inclined to spend a lot on Vebed without testing it out a bit first. Just do a test run with some Vetbed in half the cage - 50/50 as you said - and see which half the pigs (and you) prefer. At the end of the day if you like both equally, you could always do what Deb H does and alternate the fleece and Vetbed.
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At the moment I am alternating between until my local supplier gets some more in, then I'll always have some to put in when it needs washing.
I only moved onto Vetbed because Caramel has really sensitive skin and it was recommended to me by someone with piggles
 
I think that might be the way to go Laura, I've been pricing up vetbed, to buy enough to fully replace my fleece (one in use, one spare to change) will cost close to £150. Things are slowly improving financially for us (both students, until a few weeks age. Bob starts his first nursing job around xmas, I'm still a student for another year), so I can just about afford to treat myself to it, but it is a lot of money. Totally worth it if it works out - so trial the way to go methinks :))
 
Vetbed all the way for me... I managed to get 4 meters of it from my local pet shop....really sweet lady that works there and as I'm always there for the pigs, Buns and neds..I got it for £20.
 
KingBoris&HisFollowers said:
Really?:{, i clean my piggies out every second day but with most of my cages they could be done every 4 days without getting to mucky xx
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My lot are grubby monsters! :)) Seriously, I think it's probably because they have UTI issues, so partly I like to keep them very clean, but partly it's because they drink and therefore pee a lot!
 
ive never used vetbed but ive heard that because its fluffier,pigs nails can get caught easily and its a pain in the behind to wash, as it can clog up your washing machine. Plus the fact that it is terribly expensive compared to fleece
 
I have both & prefer fleece, it's easier to clean & wash. I now use pieces of vetbed in sleeping areas as opposed to all over :)
 
I prefer fleece it is much easier to wash etc etc, but i will say my mum bought "proper" vetbed when my rabbit broke her leg over 10 years ago and had to be kept on vetbed because of the wound then amputation, and she is still using it now for our cats and it gets washed once a week! so is standing the test of time..... just a little something to think about... not sure fleece would last aswell or aslong
 
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