Guineadad fleece seem so bad only after 2 days.

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I though they said it would last at least a week. My two guinea pig like to pee and poop in one spot. My other guinea dad fleece and the litter box won't get here unlit new year eve.
 
Fleece liners need changing somewhere between every 3 and 7 days - it depends on many factors as to how long it’ll go between changes.
You’ve got boars who will scent mark more which will smell more, also your cage isn’t really big enough for two boars so thar can also make it smell more quickly.

Is it wet hay that may be smelling rather than the liner?
 
What do you mean by bad? I might be able to help. :)
I’ve had my GuineaDad fleece for over a year and it’s still amazing! :)
 
What do you mean by bad? I might be able to help. :)
I’ve had my GuineaDad fleece for over a year and it’s still amazing! :)
I mean it smell bad after two day, might think about changing to pine. Around go to the pet store and buy a bag of pine bedding I want to see how long it last.
 
You will need to remove any wet areas of disposable bedding every day and replace with fresh.
 
I understand. We are just giving you the advice that a boar pair need more room than a Midwest cage can offer (a Midwest is about 4 square feet too small for a boar pair - a Midwest providing 8 square feet of space, but boars need 12 square feet, 10 square feet at a minimum). Boar pairs need room as they more territorial and lack of space can cause problems between them, particularly as yours are teenagers.

I use a disposable bedding for my two boars (aubiose topped with hay). It gets poop picked twice a day and any wet areas thrown away every day with fresh bedding added. They then have a full hutch clean once a week.
 
I feel your pain. I've been battling with different ways of making the fleece bedding work. Now I can keep the main (all over the cage fleece) for a week and it hardly looks dirty as I use bath mats and cuddly beds for comfort and pee pads in higher traffic area, plus litter tray filled with hay. This way I change litter trays daily (one pair needs changing twice a day as it's their main toilet area) and pee pads every day or two, the beds and Bath mats can go 3 days without changing. I have boys, so never change whole cage at once as one of my youngsters would stink the room down! I also have little cushions which stay in, unless they're very very dirty.
It takes time, but I found if you split the cage into smaller areas it helps as you're not constantly washing huge cage liners.
Smaller cage will mean you'll have to clean more often.
Here's picture of the StinkerPig making sure I don't take his StinkerCushion away! IMG_20201112_163234_1.webp
 
Try finding wood shavings. I don’t know if pine is suitable for piggies.

I know we keep going on about it but you really do need to get them a bigger cage. You will have to see if you can rearrange your flat and find them somewhere they can go. I know you live in a studio flat which is very small, but space is important. If you can’t give them that space then you certainly won’t be able to give them the space they need when you split them up due to a fallout in their teens - brought on by lack of space. Something you need to think about seriously.
 
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