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Teenage Guinea Pig
- Joined
- Jun 16, 2014
- Messages
- 656
- Reaction score
- 574
- Points
- 550
- Location
- Co. Tyrone, Northern Ireland
Well it finally snowed in Co. Tyrone and here is my review as promised.
My boys are kept in a hutch, within a shed, and I was using newspaper as the base and hay as the top layer. But unless I could magically conjure up a huge supply of newspapers the layer was just too thin to absorb the pee.
Now I use a few sheets of newspaper as the first layer and top with a layer of Snowflake, which doesn't need to be too thick, and then finish with a good sprinkling of hay to totally cover the layer of Snowflake - they tramp it down fairly quickly so it makes a great hay carpet!
I am really impressed with the Snowflake, it is soft and not dusty and has been really good at absorbing any moisture, and every few days when I remove the bedding all I need to do is roll up my newspaper with the bedding into my 'fish supper' packages and bin - which does suit me (once the air is squashed out it goes like a pancake so saves me from filling the bin too quick!).
We are getting compost bins next spring from the council so I am hoping to recycle it, but at the moment I just squash the waste in a bin liner first, and then put in the bin.
I have kept the bale of Snowflake inside the larger outer bag it was delivered in, so any bits that fall out while I am scooping will fall into the outer bag, and not on the floor, so I can use that later
It is also great for spot cleaning too, and the price is great as I ordered the extra large size, and it looks like it will last for ages.
Once this pack runs low I will see about getting some delivered to my local pet shop as @BossHogg recommended, as I don't want my next lot to go missing via Royal Mail again.
So it gets 5 stars from me
My boys are kept in a hutch, within a shed, and I was using newspaper as the base and hay as the top layer. But unless I could magically conjure up a huge supply of newspapers the layer was just too thin to absorb the pee.
Now I use a few sheets of newspaper as the first layer and top with a layer of Snowflake, which doesn't need to be too thick, and then finish with a good sprinkling of hay to totally cover the layer of Snowflake - they tramp it down fairly quickly so it makes a great hay carpet!
I am really impressed with the Snowflake, it is soft and not dusty and has been really good at absorbing any moisture, and every few days when I remove the bedding all I need to do is roll up my newspaper with the bedding into my 'fish supper' packages and bin - which does suit me (once the air is squashed out it goes like a pancake so saves me from filling the bin too quick!).
We are getting compost bins next spring from the council so I am hoping to recycle it, but at the moment I just squash the waste in a bin liner first, and then put in the bin.
I have kept the bale of Snowflake inside the larger outer bag it was delivered in, so any bits that fall out while I am scooping will fall into the outer bag, and not on the floor, so I can use that later
It is also great for spot cleaning too, and the price is great as I ordered the extra large size, and it looks like it will last for ages.
Once this pack runs low I will see about getting some delivered to my local pet shop as @BossHogg recommended, as I don't want my next lot to go missing via Royal Mail again.
So it gets 5 stars from me