Review: Carefresh

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I'm currently trying out this product - and I think its really good although its a bit too expensive. I got mine online at www.lamp-post.co.uk - they do 6 x 10 litres for £17.64 plus deliver (which I think was about £4.00). ;)
 
we use carefresh at work for the rats and mice, but id imagine that it would be very expensive to use on guineas or bunsters
 
We used Carefresh for a baby hampster and it was inhaled, caused resporatory failure. It was devastating to lose our little one. We could see the fine dust from CF in his nose and mouth. I will not use with our piggies ... We use hay and enjoy that farm fresh smell!
 
I love carefresh but I disagree with jakewc2 ::) :)

jakewc2 said:
I'm not a fan of carefresh either, it does have a funny smell, and can be extremely dusty. There is also a lot of annecdotal evidence being gathered in the USA, that it may cause some allergic reactions in Hamsters, especially dwarf hamsters. Its not something that i would recommend.
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I have never had a problem with dust, and the scent is almost unnoticeable. O0
I give it ***** 5 stars.
 
I'm considering using Carefresh as an alternative to Megazorb. I bought Cuzzy some carefresh last Tuesday and his cage is still clean so although it is more expensive in the long run I am saving and it keeps the amoneia smell down! A 10L fills a Nero 3 lined with newspaper and I'm seeing how long it lasts and I'll have to work out how much I will save on carefresh. I can't believe it is still absorbing a week in.

That said, Cuzzy has been poorly so hasn't pooped much or wet a lot so could be the reason it is holding up well! Time will tell! :)

Louise
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I really like Carefresh but I do find it works out expensive. They seem to keep dry and fresh. But I wouldn't like to leave them for longer than 3/4 days without a full cleanout
I use 2 bags a week at £3.99 Thats only on 4 piggies.
 
Yeah Tracy just worked it out and it would be too expensive. I'm just not keen on Megazorb because it is dusty when arranging it in the cages and hutches.

I have used Carefresh before and found it great for Cuzzy, he is a very tidy pig, perhaps that is because he is a long haired so keeps himself tidy. My girls are smooths and just don't care...lol I wouldn't get a week out of them on Carefresh. I don't even get through 2 days on Megazorb!

I'll have a look around, now the pigs are indoors I need something fresh smelling, kind to piggies and long lasting as I can only change them once a week when Peter is off work so he can look after my toddler who always tries to help but just gets in the way bless her...lol

Louise
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I have never used Megasorb so can't comment.
My piggies are in a shed so I've decided to use carefresh in the winter stock up in the summer. Just to keep less damp off them as I really do think it keeps the top layer dryer.
They seem fine on Newspaper Shredded Paper and Hay in the summer.
 
I tried Carefresh but found it expensive and dusty ... so we're back on the shavings.

1* from me.
 
My guinea's used to stink within a day of cleaning out, Now I use Carefresh, they smell alot better!

I recomend this, But for my cheeky Patchy, Well Being him, He eats it >:D Little Devil. ***** Defentily 5*'s!


God,, It souns like an advert 98)
 
i love carefresh too but its so damn expensive and it would take 3 bags to fill my cage ::)

it was ok when it was on offer and the boys were in a nero 3. i use megazorb instead does the same job, but would use carefresh if it was cheaper and available in bigger bags
 
I have just tried Carefresh, I really liked it but am finding it too expensive, I am switching to megazorb instead.
 
Using carefresh and I love it just orded a 60litre back from pampered piggies Harry was cleaned out 4 days ago and is still very clean
 
I got some for when I was at my mum's with the piggies, and couldn't get megazorb.
I really like it. they really like it.

If it wasn't for the cost I'd use that as my basic bedding
 
Just used this when I couldnt get my regular bedding, have to say I wasnt a fan at all, dont like the clumps of it and dont find it soft either.

** 2 stars from me
 
Use Carefresh here to fill Jake's toilet. His toilet is in the corner of his cage with a hay rack filled with Timothy Hay above it. This encourages him to spend time sat in the toilet eating (as he loves his hay), whilst also using his toilet. The Carefresh absorbs and contains everything well without creating any odours. Works for us!
 
5 stars

We usually use Megazorb for my guineas but went to get some on Friday and they were out of stock! Was panicking as didn't want to use shavings but went to Notcutts on Saturday and they had 60L bags of carefresh for sale! I've looked on the internet and everywhere and never found big bags of carefresh so I guess they have only started selling it in big bags recently? It was £12.99 a bag at Notcutts but they had 15% off so got a couple of ££s off.

Found this website though: http://www.vetuk.co.uk/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=2129 which has it for £9.98 + postage! Which I think it pretty good.

Used carefresh this weekend and was very impressed. I find Megazorb very dusty, I have allergies and we were having to use an air purifier to get rid of the dust and stop me choking to death! Also found that we were having to constanly clean as there was dust on EVERYTHING! Carefresh isn't dusty at all. It doesn't make me cough and don't have to take out anywhere near as much wet bedding as I did with Megazorb. It works out a couple of ££s more expensive than Megarzorb but if it means I'm not covered in dust and choking and having to dust every 5 minutes I'm happy! :))
 
i use carefresh and would give it 5 stars. Its fantastic and wouldnt use anything else. Its realyl good at absorbing up their wee and does reduce any odour that may come from it too.
 
I looked at this today ... 3 for 2 offer at Pets At Home... and felt it seemed very hard. Not good for piggies feet?
 
I use Carefresh for my Piggly... we can get it in 60 L bags here in Canada, and they carry it at the local pet food store, which is handy, since it's just a couple blocks away. It does seem hard when you first get it out of the bag, which is why I spend a couple minutes breaking up the clumps and spreading it around before putting her house and food dishes back in. It's so much nicer than the wood shavings that are available here. Even the high grade ones I always have to pick through, because there's guaranteed to be at least four or five big sharp chunks of wood in each bale. Five out of five for me.
 
I tried carefresh for the 1st time this week, but I am not overly impressed for the price.

It is good at absorbing the wee and it is definately less messy than woodshavings especially with the longer haired piggies, but it did smelt pretty nasty when I i opened the packet.

It is around 3 times the price of wood shavings and when you have 15 piggies it is way too expensive. I used half a 10lt pack on one smallish cage!

** from me
 
when i first got peanut,i got a 'starter cage' and there was a tiny pac of carefresh with it.
and i noticed he was sneezing SO MUCH. but the store where i got them, that is all they use. and i did notice it was better with holding in the pee, and sooo easy to pick up and clean. when i get my new cage for my two babies, i will probably switch out to that. =]
 
I really like carefresh, and find (especially for indoor piggies) that it works out well. It is a little expensive, but I think it's money well spent as my pigs love it ;)
**** (4 stars)
 
When I first tried the carefresh, I didn't want to go back to any other bedding. It's very absorbent and holds in odor well. I don't have any issues with it getting soggy. The top layer of it stays dry with my two boars. The only downside is the price. For what it costs, the least they can do is make the bag bigger. That's the only downside I've found with it.

**** 4 stars
 
Rating ***3

I brought the small 10L bag for £3+ and it did for my nero 4 once...I was abit p'd off as it said it was compressed so I assumed it would mean compressed like the hay and would go quite a long way...unfortunately not.
I was hoping to do the other too cages aswell - but they will have to wait til tomorrow when I get my next batch of shredded paper....I must say though there are no problems with odours - if I could justify 3bags a week then I would use it all the time...I almost got the £13 bag but decided to go smaller on first try.
 
i think carefresh is realy good it stays odourless for quite a long time the only problem is i clean out 3 cages 3 times a week and it is quite expensive i use hay now ****
 
I love carefresh! I have used shavings in the past, and they always started to smell very quickly. But Merry and Pippin have been very happy on carefresh. I didn't find it dusty, and I was amazed at the complete lack of wee smells, (especially for boars)! It is very expensive though, at £3.99 a bag in my local pet shop. But in this heat, anything that doesn't smell and attract flies is fantastic in my book!
5 *****
 
I like Carefresh but only for my gerbil, it's kinder to his nose than woodshavings but it is far too expensive to use on the guinea pig I think.

Joyxx
 
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