How do you clean the fleece blankets?

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Well, I know some of you like to use fleece blankets instead of bedding for your guinea pig cages, and I know you don't wash them every day! I understand it's quite easy to get the poo off, but what do you do? Do you just leave the pee until the next wash? Thank you in advance
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I do not own or use fleece for that matter but what I do think people do is just wash the fleece in the washing machine. They may do it separately than their clothes but they may not. Hopefully someone will come and correct me!
 
I wash my fleece 2-3 times a week. I have it folded to leave a section where its just newspaper and i find that my two tend to wee in the corner on the paper-i put new paper down every other day. For some reason they dont wee on the fleece.
 
I used it a couple of times. Just pop it in the wash like normal, obviously not with all your clothes though :p It's alwasy best to wash fleece a couple of times before you use it, and don't use fabric softner as that effects the absorbability (if that's even a word! haha) you also don't want it on a mega high heat, as normally fleece will shrink and go bobbly etc. just as long as it's hot-enoough to kill all the germies
 
I pick up poops two or three times a day and wash the fleece and towels I place under every three days.
 
I make and use cageliners they have mattress topper sewn underneath which spreads the pee out and allows it to dry reducing smells, depending on how big a cage is and how many pigs you have and how many times you have washed it they can last for 3 days to a week


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BellasMummy said:
I use fleece and clean out poops everyday. I then put the fleece in the wash once a week and change it all over with another set.
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Me too - once a week has been fine, but mine do tend to pee in their hay boxes, so it doesn't smell.

The poops I hoover or sweep up every day, sometimes twice a day.

I wash mine on a hot wash - it's never shrunk apart from when I did the first washes - so cut after just in case.
 
I always wash with normal non bio washing powder (whatever my mom buys)

I did just want to add as i got a bit confused by the original question, people who use fleece wash it in the machine, however you do need to have an absorbant layer benieth, Different people use different things, ei, matress topper, towels, newspaper, puppy pads etc. :)

HTH
 
I use a stiff hand brush to brush off the hay and wash with powder in the washing machine.
 
I was scared the powder would make them sneeze or irritate them so have been reluctant to use it. Has this ever happened to anyone? I'm guessing powder is a must to make the fleece and towels actually clean? xx
 
No its always been fine, don't use any softener tho as this puts a waterproof barrier on and stops pee wicking through, you can use a cap full of white vinegar to kill any smells and wash it in a old duvet cover or horse bag and make sure you brush off all the bits first else you get your OH moaning you blocked the machine up with guinea pig poo when in actual fact it was a large coin wedged in the pump stopping the dirty water getting out :)
 
yeah if you dont use any powder it wont actually become clean. I lay towels and newspaper underneath and i wash the towels seperately as they have the pee on them they need a hot wash and i dont want them getting covered in hair unncaserily. Then I do the fleeces and beds.
I buy liquitab/capsules and bung one in the drum with it all inside one of these:

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Otherwise bits of hay and hair may eventually block the filter. Then i just hang the fleeces on the line even if the weather isnt great as they dont take long to dry at all its giving them a good blow out on the line that i find helps get rid of bits and hair.
 
i use fleece with a towel underneath and then a thick layer of newspaper i sweep it out a few times a day and change everything every 4 or 5 days
my mum or sometimes me hand wash the fleeces and towels my mum wont let me put them in the machine i hope it cleans them enough
 
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