I was just wondering what people thought of using shavings as bedding. Specifically Snowflake shavings. Not the soft chip stuff.
We've tried our pigs on pretty much everything imaginable and always end up coming back to Snowflake. Our experiences have been,
Fleece - They just kinda stopped moving around as much and spent a lot of time just sitting. They didn't seem very happy. Also the house smelled of guinea pig wee.
Fitch - Not bad but it seemed to clag together so we ended up chucking a lot away considering we were spot cleaning all the poos and wees twice a day.
Easichick - Horrible! It smelled mouldy and one of our pigs ended up with breathing that sounded laboured.
Megazorb - Not bad. Very dusty though. Didn't seem to bother the boys but it had a bit of an unpleasant smell.
Small Pet Select paper bedding - Not bad. Nice and soft but again seemed to clump together when peed on. Very expensive considering we were using 4 bales per month!
Whenever we've gone back to Snowflake, the boys literally jump for joy. They start rushing around and popcorning and just seem generally much more alert and happy. Whenever we put a bit of fresh shavings in to replace what's been spot-picked they start popcorning again.
We know that some people frown on shavings but they just seem so much happier on it.
We've tried our pigs on pretty much everything imaginable and always end up coming back to Snowflake. Our experiences have been,
Fleece - They just kinda stopped moving around as much and spent a lot of time just sitting. They didn't seem very happy. Also the house smelled of guinea pig wee.
Fitch - Not bad but it seemed to clag together so we ended up chucking a lot away considering we were spot cleaning all the poos and wees twice a day.
Easichick - Horrible! It smelled mouldy and one of our pigs ended up with breathing that sounded laboured.
Megazorb - Not bad. Very dusty though. Didn't seem to bother the boys but it had a bit of an unpleasant smell.
Small Pet Select paper bedding - Not bad. Nice and soft but again seemed to clump together when peed on. Very expensive considering we were using 4 bales per month!
Whenever we've gone back to Snowflake, the boys literally jump for joy. They start rushing around and popcorning and just seem generally much more alert and happy. Whenever we put a bit of fresh shavings in to replace what's been spot-picked they start popcorning again.
We know that some people frown on shavings but they just seem so much happier on it.