My boys first night on fleece

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I hope it works, it just looks so much better.


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They seem to like it too, I think?

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It looks lovely! A word of warning: fleece is addictive! I have about 10 or so fleeces and too many fleecy beds and things, and I've only got two piglets! Needless to say they have a whole cupboard to themselves for all their blankets :))
 
Is the fleece a large lengh? Have you tucked it underneath its self so it fits the tray? I find fleece works better for me when it goes up and over the sides (The cage top keeps it in place).
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it looks really nice! how have you done it? i'm wanting to do mine for my babies next week, just washing fleeces
 
Floydie said:
Is the fleece a large lengh? Have you tucked it underneath its self so it fits the tray? I find fleece works better for me when it goes up and over the sides (The cage top keeps it in place).
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No it isn't big enough to do that I have two sheets from Pound-land with plenty of puppy mats and newspaper underneath. I haven't forgot about your cage liners gonna see how this goes till pay-day if it all goes to plan than I shall deffinaley be ordering some from you :)
 
I just hate sawdust cant the stand the smell of the stuff, makes me sneeze,especially as I sit next the cage most of the time as its in my kitchen on my breakfast bar next to my laptop
 
You may find that because the fleeces are quite cheap, they don't work quite so well. I got some from Poundland and I find the hay sticks terribly to it and it's a pain to sweep off. It wicks well enough though, so if you decide to stick with the fleece, I would get some from a fabric shop or somewhere similar where it's more pricey but lasts longer and is much easier to get hair/hay off.
 
Phoebe-PP said:
You may find that because the fleeces are quite cheap, they don't work quite so well. I got some from Poundland and I find the hay sticks terribly to it and it's a pain to sweep off. It wicks well enough though, so if you decide to stick with the fleece, I would get some from a fabric shop or somewhere similar where it's more pricey but lasts longer and is much easier to get hair/hay off.
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DOH! Here's me thinking I got a bargain :(
 
Ive never thought of using fleece. It does look much nicer and cleaner than the shavings I am currently using. How often do you change it out? What do you line the cage with under the fleece? Any other information for someone wanting to give it a try?
 
Max&Ruby said:
Ive never thought of using fleece. It does look much nicer and cleaner than the shavings I am currently using. How often do you change it out? What do you line the cage with under the fleece? Any other information for someone wanting to give it a try?
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Its my 1st night hun, let you know in a day or so :)
 
Max&Ruby said:
Ive never thought of using fleece. It does look much nicer and cleaner than the shavings I am currently using. How often do you change it out? What do you line the cage with under the fleece? Any other information for someone wanting to give it a try?
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I clean mine twice a week :), and sweep poops in between. With fleece i just use newspaper under a nice thick layer will soak up pee/water well.
I use pet blankets ive had for years they work well :).
 
Ooh looks lovely. Bet the popcorned all over!
Can yours get up the ramp? Mine just refuse.

My fleece is too big and it's all squonky, in need to get my sewing machine out and have a go.
 
They really brighten their homes up I think not to mention how comfy it is for their little feet :))
I liked the fleece but it caused me a lot of washing as we had the boys sleeping in pens at night and in floor pens all day. The fleece needed changing daily so ended up with 8 fleece per evening to wash :...
Finally found the answer to my prayers in vet bed which I swear by now - can use it for anything between 4 days (for a herd of six girls) to a week for a pair or trio of piggies. Yes, it still gives me a lot of washing to do but not so often.
The pens are deep cleaned over two days (we have 18 piggies in six large pens now) and end up with at least two heavy duty garden sized bags but gradually get through it :x
Vet bed can be pricey but I think it is more economical in the long run.
I must admit to still buying the odd fleece if I spot something I like as the piggies like to burrow under them :))
 
Its still working great for me no smells just lots of poops to pick up going to change it tomorrow. I am pretty impressed :)
 
Once you get into a routine of poop sweeping it gets better :). Mine are outside now (back on the liners) so for me its just a case of tiping the contents into the compost bin and sweeping out any stray poos :).
 
Just an idea, i had the same cage as you and found it annoying sweeping under the level so before my C&C i got a cheap £15 hand held vacuum and it meant in like 2 minuets my fleece was clean and it reduced alot of the work, especially as that cage has a small door compared to the ferplast where the whole side comes of, i found it alot easier.

Just an idea (:
 
I went from paper based litter to organic sugar cane mulch to vynil table protector under towels under fleece to waterproof mattress protector under vet bed. My only goal was to get something that was comfy for the boys and I was worried about Hazelnut's sneezing. Before I went to fabric I used to put fabric underneath their hideys so they would have a soft spot to lay themselves on.

I only switched to vetbed because I found it easier to handle and wanted extra softness as the cage bottom is open and sits on a hard tile floor. Otherwise I found fleece and vetbed basically the same. I use dustpan and brush to get the poops once a day and wash everything once a week.

I know the boys prefer fabric because they popcorn on it. When I was using non-fabric they would only popcorn out of the cage - at which point they were on towels either on the leather sofa or the tile bathroom floor, which started me thinking how happier they would be on fabric in the cage. I also think they find the fabric colours and patterns stimulating, especially when they are changed each week.

I find it cheaper and easier to clean their cages using fabric. And even though the non-fabric items I was using were bio-degradable, it would take a long time for them to degrade in the garden, so I often ended up having to throw a weeks worth of soiled litter/mulch into the wheelie bin as the garden became clogged up with the stuff.

I have to admit that the non-fabric meant there was not the daily poop cleaning, just occasional spot cleaning of clumpy wet spots. However, it was only with the fabric that I realised just how much poop is produced and now I feel a bit aghast thinking of all the poop that must have been embedded in the litter before. And with the fabric there is no wet clumpy spots for a piggie to deliberately or accidentally lay on. Hazelnut has stopped sneezing.

For me, fabric is a win-win sitaution for both the piggies and me.

And I only discovered about fleece and vetbed by joining this forum!
 
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