Review: Ecopetbed/Cardboard Squares

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I started using ecopetbed for my rats due to sawdust being bad for their lungs. This is also the same for guinea pigs so this is better for their chests.
Ecopetbed is basically chopped up cardboard. It is available in 22kg sacks off www.earthlyenterprises.co.uk or by contacting local horse suppliers.
It is very good at soaking up wee and the pigs love digging in it.
***** - 5star rating
 
I hover around a few ratty forums and know lots of them use this but couldn't find it locally and didn't know whether it would be any good for piggies...might try it some day. Thanks for the site too ;)
 
I love the ecobed, the animals seem to do so well on it. Its produced locally to me but I havent had a chance to go and get any lately so have been using megazorb for the moment.
 
The bloke who does it comes to Kidderminster about once or twice a month to do other deliveries so he delivers mine free, which means a bale for me is just £8.50 as opposed to £20+ with courier delivery. Perhaps he delivers close to you too?
 
@Debs111 said:
The bloke who does it comes to Kidderminster about once or twice a month to do other deliveries so he delivers mine free, which means a bale for me is just £8.50 as opposed to £20+ with courier delivery. Perhaps he delivers close to you too?
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Blimey, if I drive the 20 minutes or so to go and pick it up it only costs me £4.23 a bale :o
 
I use it in my piggies cages and its brilliant, keeps the smells down and soaks up the wee. I get it locally and only pay £5.50. 5* from me O0
 
sgprescue said:
@Debs111 said:
The bloke who does it comes to Kidderminster about once or twice a month to do other deliveries so he delivers mine free, which means a bale for me is just £8.50 as opposed to £20+ with courier delivery. Perhaps he delivers close to you too?
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Blimey, if I drive the 20 minutes or so to go and pick it up it only costs me £4.23 a bale :o
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Eh? He told me the £8.50 is the same as the collection price...unless he charges you less for being a rescue?
 
I use this for all my caged animals for the health benefits already mentiones. I love it and more importantly so do my animals. Its great for tunneling under and nest building, a good insulator, very absorbant, great value and generally brilliant.

Here is another supplier: http://www.andyb.biz/ Andy is very helpful if you email or call him. I have used both Earthly Enterprises and AndyB and found them both good. AndyB is closer to me so is cheaper on delivery. Last time I got 12 bales and have them stored in my Mother's shed! I can't remember prices as it was some time ago - as you can imagine 12 bales lasts anyone a long time. I think it was about £80 for the 12 including delivery but I believe the price has gone up slightly since I last ordered.

Definitely 5* from me and all my furries :)
 
I quite liked it for mice, as it is totally dust-free (and not very messy either), but the thing that put me off most was the price. If I could get it from my local farm shop, I'd probably stick to it. Am trying out Hemcore at the moment for all the furries.
 
we bought some cardboard squares bedding for the gerbils that was about £5 a big bale.
 
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can we have this review stickied please?

oh and debs,when you next get some,can you get me some too?
 
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i love it have just found a more local supplier of ecobed from benton newcastle but i have also bought premierbed which you can get from northallerton. In the shed the piggies have a generous helping of cardboard bedding then hay on top and indoors i have found a combination of paper, straw (from pets at home straw - just because its the softest) then a generous helping of cardboard bedding means i can leave them 4-5 days inbetween cleaning. I clean the indoors litter tray with hood everyday.
 
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hi dont tell the council but i just put mine in a black bag and put it in my normal wheelie bin
 
Sandy

I buy mine from a local horse suppliers. It's about £4.80 a bale, lasts ages and the piggles seem happy with it. Pretty absorbent and easy to use.
 
I get similar to this in a big bale for the hamsters so thought why not try it with the guinea pig... well, it seems to work quite well with him :) Not as well as it does with the hamsters and I find it needs cleaning out more regularly than with other beddings but it still works quite well.
 
I might be getting some of this soon - about £6 at http://www.gjwtitmuss.co.uk/HORSEBEDDING/pid3562/cid358/ECOBEDCARDBOARDBEDDING2822KG29.asp but with £7 p&p! Luckily I live near the actual store, which is in Wheathampstead, so I won't have to pay that.
For now, I'll be cutting up my own cardboard squares out of square cardboard - cheapskate parents won't let me buy ecobed when I could make my own :(

EDIT: oops, didn't mean to post this twice...
 
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I've managed to buy some today from Buttercup Feeds in Melton Mowbray at a cost of £6.00 for a 22kg bag. My girls seem really happy tonight with the new cage and bedding they have :))
For those that have lots of guienea pigs, a pallet can be bought direct from eco bed http://www.ecobed.co.uk/
 
We drive over to Tenbury Wells a couple of times a year and fill the car up with bales. It's a nice little town to visit in a beautiful area and there is a great pub next door to have lunch in.

I use it for all the animals as it's so low dust - it wicks away piggie wee well reducing soggy bottom syndrome in Shelties.

Paula
 
Is this the same as finacard? I couldnt see it properly on the website, it sounds like it though

I get it delivered, the finacard,

http://www.finacard-uk.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=22&products_id=93

and for that price, it lasts me at least a month, and i use it for all my small furries:

2 Cages for the degus, 2 cages of which the largest one is split in two, for the chinnies, a xxl tank for the ratties, and now for Edd our piggie

So much better than any of the alternatives that petshops recommend and offer!
 
heyheyhi said:
I might be getting some of this soon - about £6 at http://www.gjwtitmuss.co.uk/HORSEBEDDING/pid3562/cid358/ECOBEDCARDBOARDBEDDING2822KG29.asp but with £7 p&p! Luckily I live near the actual store, which is in Wheathampstead, so I won't have to pay that.
For now, I'll be cutting up my own cardboard squares out of square cardboard - cheapskate parents won't let me buy ecobed when I could make my own :(
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I always keep cardboard from boxes and do this for my piggies! :)) I only put it in the litter tray, so just cut A4 pieces out and they fit perfectly as they are. Hard work, though...especially if the card is very thick...my hand always kills me!
 
Hi

I have used eco pet bed for my rats and thought it was excellent.

For my piggies I am using finacard, as they tend to burrow more than rats do I wanted something a little smallerand lighter.

I have to say I love this stuff! It is quite reasonable priced and a little goes an awful long way, It helps keeps my piggies warm, its very absorbant and there is no dust from it so cleaning them out is a doddle :)
 
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