My Own Pig Room :)

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Must admit we only do it once a day as no time in the morning, does take a while at night but we have 14 pigs.
 
I only sweep once a day.Is your hutch lined with anything to make it waterproof? If not stick on floor tiles are good.You could probably do with lino under the run as well as piggy pee stains and the floor may start lifting if it gets wet.
 
Hi, yes my hutch is lined with Lino for ease of cleaning. It's definitely encouraging seeing other fleece users who only do theirs once a day :)
 
They don't have litter trays but tend to poo in their bedroom upstairs and at the foot of the ladder. Both get cleared out of an evening and a fresh sprinkle of shavings.
 
I keep wondering if I should switch to fitch or fleece,shavings are really annoying me, they get everywhere. I've tried aubiose but didn't find it kept smelly boar odour down very well at all. How often does fleece need changing?
 
I'm jealous....wish we had a spare room just for the piggies. I like the idea of having a c&c cage and all the nice things you can buy to go in it. Cant wait for weather change so I can bring them in. That's my trick to keep them permanently indoors. OH has to keep being reminded that they WILL be coming in for winter......then they will stay, hopefully he wont notice.
 
Looking awesome, I'm sure they will love having the space and being able to come and go as they please :)):)). I'm sure it wont take them long to convert to flecee!

I'm another that tends to do an evening poop clear, although I will do it twice if theyve had a particularly poopy day. Mostly I can get away with just clearing the soaker pads under hideys throughout the day and do a full sweep of an evening. I do work from home so it does make it slightly easier, but with 12 there's still lots of pooXD
 
I use fitch now, I've used both shavings and fleece in the past. I quite liked shavings but they got EVERYWHERE! For me fleece has always been a complete nightmare, some people love it but it definitely doesn't work for me. It's worth a try though. I think fitch is great :)
 
My smaller bits of fleece and towel get washed every two or three days if wet and my main fleece once a week.
 
katie-elizabeth said:
I keep wondering if I should switch to fitch or fleece,shavings are really annoying me, they get everywhere. I've tried aubiose but didn't find it kept smelly boar odour down very well at all. How often does fleece need changing?
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Hi Hun, I change my boys fleece every 3rd day spot clean two to three times a day but that's only a small amount each time and I could spot clean morning and early evening really. I hate shavings with a passion the mess drives me potty and I know my boys hate it too. I'm really pleased with the fleece it's worth giving it a got mine off of eBay :)
I also find my fellas walk better on the fleece they don't like the build up of shavings between their legs as they would often stop shake or pull the shavings off of their fur between their legs.
 
Looks lovely Ruth. :)
A word of warning for you, the tunnel on the top level, please be warned that if a piggy goes in that they may fall down the ramp hole, because Lily did that.
I have recently extended my piggies indoor run!
 
That looks really good! I would use something other than shavings on the bottom tier though or they will kick them all over your fleece and drive you mad trying to pick the shavings off before you wash! Its a lovely space and your piggies are very lucky.
 
Chief Guinea Pig said:
Looks lovely Ruth. :)
A word of warning for you, the tunnel on the top level, please be warned that if a piggy goes in that they may fall down the ramp hole, because Lily did that.
I have recently extended my piggies indoor run!
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I saw a hutch like ours on eBay they have added a plank of wood to stop the piggies falling down that huge gap at the top (that's the only thing I don't like about my hutch)
My idea for a screen is working perfectly....so far lolimage.webp
 
My3cuteBoys said:
I saw a hutch like ours on eBay they have added a plank of wood to stop the piggies falling down that huge gap at the top (that's the only thing I don't like about my hutch)
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I have done that with my hutch, added a plank of wood, wrapped in piggy fleece. I only use it when they're upstairs when I'm fully cleaning downstairs though. But the tunnel fell down when Lily was in it, because there was nothing to cover the hole. So I don't put any loose objects upstairs now
 
hi there I just came across this thread and i have to say it looks amazing, I have 25 piggies, 2 girls, and 23 boys, I have my 2 girls together in a cage, 2 boys are in a hutch, 1 boy in another hutch, 4 cages with 2 or more boys, the rest of my boys are in individual cages, they have run of the livingroom and hall, I would love to get more of the boys, into c&c cages but they all want to fight, all my piggies are indoor, and I run a boarding service, where I have 7 hutches ranging from 4ft to 7ft, I use newspaper, woodshavings, fleece, straw for rabbits, my question is where do you get fitch as it sounds great and I think it would work great with my boarders
 
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hi there I just came across this thread and i have to say it looks amazing, I have 25 piggies, 2 girls, and 23 boys, I have my 2 girls together in a cage, 2 boys are in a hutch, 1 boy in another hutch, 4 cages with 2 or more boys, the rest of my boys are in individual cages, they have run of the livingroom and hall, I would love to get more of the boys, into c&c cages but they all want to fight, all my piggies are indoor, and I run a boarding service, where I have 7 hutches ranging from 4ft to 7ft, I use newspaper, woodshavings, fleece, straw for rabbits, my question is where do you get fitch as it sounds great and I think it would work great with my boarders
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Amazon do it
 

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Hello :) Thanks for the word of warning about the ramp, but like @My3cuteBoys boys I have installed a piece of wood so nothing can slip, slide or roll off. I hate shavings and had plans to change, but after the mess I've woken up to this morning I will be going out tomorrow and setting them up with fleece. I hate shavings, even more now they are all over my house lol :)
 
Yes it's going to happen tomorrow. We are at a funeral today so won't have time, may be able to pick the fleece up on the way home :)
 
My3cuteBoys said:
I don't know how people use shavings for years they drove me crackers in just a few weeks,
Ruth you will fine the stuff in the wardrobe in the car downstairs all over the stair etc etc horrid stuff, fleece is for me and hopefully Ruth too :)
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It drives my mum nuts too. She's always finding something to pick up on the carpet!
I only have wood shavings upstairs, but that's because the fleece didn't work upstairs, but the piggies rarely go upstairs anyway. So it's not too much of a problem.
xx
 
So, obviously I'm going to install some litter trays in the area's they use. What do you put in them? I know they like going in hay lol x
 
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