Hummingbird
New Born Pup
Can I ask if anyone has or is using hemp mats in their hutch/cage. Supposedly only needs changing at 2 or 3 week intervals depending on number of occupants.
Hemp bedding
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Hummingbird
New Born Pup
They are advertised on 'Zooplus' . I use Auboise but these appear to be a substance that are in one piece and you can brush off the solid droppings. I just wondered if anyone else has experience with using them as they sound goo d
Guineapigfeet
Adult Guinea Pig
I think they sound like they’d get gross! I use auboise and I love it, but I don’t like the idea of a mat that just gets peed on day after day and there’s nothing to do but bin it when it gets too stinky.
Siikibam
Forum Donator 2022/23
How would you wash it though? I’d worry about the urine smell...Or is it a case of throw away and use another? I’ve not found any bedding that will last 2-3 weeks without changing or washing etc.
Ive not used them but I’ve just been looking them up out of interest and it seems that you use it as a liner either on its own or with other bedding on top. The hemp mat just gets brushed off and/or turned over and used again, potentially for several weeks before replacing with another.
Hummingbird
New Born Pup
Yes but how long before it got stinky I'm wondering?My piggies are outside a lot just now, (not today, as it's raining so they are in the hutch) my cleaning is down to once a week. Howevet, when they are indoors during Autumn & Winter I change to fleece which gets smelly after a few days and sometimes this , along with the family laundry pile gets too much.These mats might be worth using every so often. I would like to hear from someone who has used them but no one as yet seems to have tried it out.
