Looking for a word in English, please help.

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I have been trying to explain (in English) to someone what I use for my guinea pigs bedding. Apart from an area that has newspaper and hay, the biggest part has chimney wood pellets and then this on top. I don't know the word in English and my friend doesn't understand. Can you help me please? You buy it in metres and most people use it to drain their dishes on top. You can find it in all sorts of colours, patterns and thickness.

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HHU44JG_NnU/T0QiG6OnhcI/AAAAAAAAAXc/x9Y4wrFhLEY/s640/escurreplatos.jpg

It is great for the guinea pigs, easy to clean, doesn't smell and comfortable for their feet.

Thanks.
 
I would call that rubber matting, but i dont think we have a specific word for it. Sorry.
 
If you translate "escurre platos" (the spanish name for what you have a pic of) you get dish drains. So basically they are dish drainers, things you leave under dishes to soak up water.
 
That looks like non slip matting? My hubby uses it in the car to stop things rolling around the dash board
 
So, sponge non-slip rubber matting perhaps?
Does anyone else use this for their guinea pigs? It is highly recommended on spanish guinea pig forums, and I have to admit that it seems to work well.
 
id say thats a good phrase for it along with a photo as well :-)

Your english is great btw, wouldnt have known that you werent english looking at your writing
 
It's a long story... I am sort of English... my guinea pigs are all spanish though! LOL
 
Interesting bedding. Do they ever chew on it? How hard is it to clean? Does hay stick to it?

I'm always looking for new bedding to try :D
 
Sorry, I only just saw these posts.

lissie said:
Interesting bedding. Do they ever chew on it? How hard is it to clean? Does hay stick to it?

I'm always looking for new bedding to try :D
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A couple of my pigs did try chewing on it (I have 8 ) and obviously decided it wasn't nice. So there were a few nibbles when I first put it down and that stopped immediately.

I expel the poo from it daily, just by lifting and shaking, and then put it down again. I have hay in a corner with newspapers but some does get onto it and just needs a harder shake. I change them weekly and wash them in the garden with a hose.

Salt n Peppers mum said:
Interesting

Would you be able to post pictures of it in your cage, and the pro & cons please?

:):)
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Pros: Soft padding for the guinea pig feet. Easy to clean. Durable. Looks nice (but that is just an opinion). It has holes so the pee filters into the bedding underneath (I use compact wood chimney pellets) so it stays dry.

Cons: I can only talk from my point of view as I have big C&C cage, so I need the outdoor space to be able to wash them thoroughly in the garden as I buy them by metres. You need to have two sets at least, to use whilst you are washing and drying the dirty one. I don't know what the price is in the UK. Here I find it for 5 euros per metre. Guinea pigs that eat everything will nibble at them.

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Thanks for the info. They look much better than the ones I can find here. You have awesome cages!

How often do you have to replace the wood pellets underneath?
 
About every 3 weeks. And it doesn't smell! Well... of wood and hay... but not of pee and poo!
 
I know exactly the stuff you mean. I lived in Spain at one point. Also my parents had this on their toilet floor, but when I asked them where they got it, they said "Spain"! My mother says that she has seen it in the Uk in camping and caravanning shops. I think it would be brilliant for guinea pig cages as it's soft but hygenic. The only image I could find was this site, which is in China http://www.alibaba.com/product-gs/515566332/waterproof_pvc_bedroom_anti_slip_mat/showimage.html

I'm going to see if I can find it in the UK.
 
It is very hot in Spain in summer. I have to cover the windows and give them ice pods to lie on. In Winter, I let the sun come in through the windows and let them have blankets and cozies to snuggle up in.
 
emmyk89 said:
I can't imagine being very warm though?
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I don't think it would be any less warm than fleece. It's hard to describe, but is a sort of cushiony feel, and soft to the touch.

I would also imagine that hay wouldn't stick to it in the same way that it does to fleece.
 
I've bought a couple of meter of this from Dunelms the other day - will be test driving it when I decide which cage to trial it on.
:)
 
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