My Pigs Won't Stop Tipping Their Litter Tray!

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Cavy Lover

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Hey everyone

Has anyone any advice for me? I just put my pigs in fleece for the first time and my pigs won't stop tipping over their litter box it is really annoying have to clean up shavings off their fleece every 5 minutes. Finally I just took it out and they made an even bigger mess with poo and wee. I am thinking of building a small wooden one that is safe for pigs and too heavy to knock over. Has anyone any other ideas that are inexpensive and cheap or maybe something I could build? Thanks
 
I would choose a wooden one, with a heavier weight. Piggies don't really use their litter trays, unless you have hay in them!
If shavings go on the fleece, don't bother to sweep it up unless you're doing your daily spot check.
 
I have a baking tray of porcelain with hay in it, and they use that as well to pee in :eek: but they definitely can't tip that over.
 
You could also use a cat litter tray & maybe use soft paper bedding or fitch instead of shavings which are less messier. You could even use wood based cat lit. We get ours from Home Bargains @ 99p for 5 litre bag or £2.79 for 15 litre bag but as Chief Guinea Pig said, it's rare for guinea pigs to use their trays as loos. They tend to lay in them & poo or wee at the same time.
 
Cavy Lover said:
Looks good and cute pig!
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He's adorable. All three of mine jump in and out of these trays - but they don't necessarily use them as litter trays. Max (he's the model in my picture) likes to have a nap in one.
 
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