Ramp Help

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louwhiskyy

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Hi everyone, I was wondering if anyone could suggest a good, soft/grippy material to use on the base of my ramp?
We have had a 2 floor C&C for a while now, and it works fine except that i think the material may be too hard/not grippy enough on the piggies little feetsies.
At the moment, Stuey especially, is showing a large dislike at going up the ramp and he will sit at the bottom for ages. We know he can get up though so I think we just need to find a better material to cover the coroplast as i think the current one is hurting his feet. I have noticed that the paws/pads of his feet are quite red! This worries me a little. What material do people use? We are currently use ikea drawer mats, which are like hard plastic but with little nobbles for grips - it was never ideal, and used as a temporary option. We would probably try stair tread next but I know that too can be quite rough so I was just wondering if it would still hurt Stuey's feet. Advice would be greatly appreciated x
 
How about using denim, cut to size from an old pair of jeans? Or an off cut of carpet? Or fleece? They can all be secured using Velcro so you can take them off to wash when they get dirty.
 
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