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No. :) Mine have never attempted to chew any of it, as opposed to the sawdust which they frequently used to eat. They also used to nibble the lino before it was covered with a liner.
 
This has just had the four day test in one of the boys heaviest wee areas and it's great! Really dry and not smelly at all-thanks so much! I'm not sure if they are still on offer, but if they are I'll be stocking up.
Felt a bit odd using them though, I had to tell the boys not to feel any shame if they wet the bed, the night pads will catch it and their mum still loves them!rolleyes
 
Haha. Buying them can be quite shamefull, but when you work out it only costs you 27p to clean out a 2ft by 4ft cage... you get over the shame pretty quickly ;) As my cage is now lasting 6 days as opposed to the 3 or 4 previously (and thats with smelly boars) I really cant argue with the value of these things. Even if i will have to use one and a half for the newly extended cage, once ive used up my pampers supply, thats still like... 45p per clean out. lol.

Anyone who tried fleece and didnt like it because of the smell, should REALLY try it again with these. :) It will be much cheaper than filling a cage with any other bedding.
 
I was just wondering if it's better to put these straight under the fleece cage liner, instead of the mattress topper, then put the mattress topper under these?

Mine also last once a week, they're great :) I also found a pack of 3 similar pads in the Pound shop, they sell them 3 for a £1 rolleyes
 
Awesome, let us know how you get on with the poundland ones, if your trying them. :)

I would say no, to the cage liner question, simply because they have a waterproof backing so i dont believe any wee would actually get through to a layer underneath these pads? Does that make sense? But i do believe you could theoretically just use these and then fleece on top, see how long it lasts (i would try it, but all my fleece is sewn into liners. lol)
 
Heehee this thread has made me chuckle alot but it has also made me want to buy some of these amaaaaaaaaaazing things! I'm off to Sainos tomorrow!

(shame you can't get magnets for the poos too then we'd be totally sorted!) :(|)
 
Very true! :) I have to say, i bought them because i thought they would work out cheaper, i never thought they would be this good. :)
 
Connie said:
I'm sure it will be fine, but the dry nights have a water resistant backing so I'm not sure if any wee will get through to the towels... just to warn you :P

Dont worry, i bought 8 packs, in the sainsburys i work at... and someone i know served me, and is well aware i dont have children... oopsies. lol.
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I work in sainsburys to :(|) chippenham sainsburys
 
I'm at the stratton swindon one. :) Its a great company to work for, in my experience so far. :)
 
That's what I've been using since I got my boys :) My mum came up with the idea.

I stopped using fleece though as they kept treading poop into it at night time making it cake and I couldn't get it out.

I'm still trying to find new bedding.
 
Julesie said:
That's what I've been using since I got my boys :) My mum came up with the idea.

I stopped using fleece though as they kept treading poop into it at night time making it cake and I couldn't get it out.

I'm still trying to find new bedding.
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Did you have a litter tray with newspaper in as well? Mine go in there most of the time, that's where I hang their hay, then they don't tread it into the fleece.
 
Okay so the three little piggies have test driven the Poundland ones & the winner is................................(drumroll) rolleyes


Poundland! The pack of 3 sheets for 99p is the winner! I haven't had to chuck them out at all yet, after three changes of fleece & mattress topper, these are still dry as a bone & so are the towels & paper underneath! Incredible!

The Huggies ones lasted just two clean outs with my lot, obviously it will vary pig to pig, set up etc, but I will definitely be buying these again as it has saved me three lots of washing so far :)

Cheap as chips as they say lol :(|)
 
My sow trio are one fleece with poundland puppy pads under :-) ill feedback once I know how it goes!
 
I would like to point out, that they are actually more expensive... lol.

How big are they? I might give them a try.
 
Connie said:
I would like to point out, that they are actually more expensive... lol.

How big are they? I might give them a try.
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the poundland puppy pads? pack of 5 erm approx 50 x 40 with the absorbent part being less in size though
 
Connie said:
I would like to point out, that they are actually more expensive... lol.

How big are they? I might give them a try.
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The Poundland bed protectors are 60 x 90 cm so much smaller, I needed to use all 3 overlapped in places rolleyes the Drynites I had to use 2 at a time, but by the second clean out the towels underneath were wet :( As the Drynites are now £3 for 7 I guess they are stll good value but they weren't as absorbent in my view rolleyes
 
Poppy'sMum said:
The Poundland bed protectors are 60 x 90 cm so much smaller, I needed to use all 3 overlapped in places rolleyes the Drynites I had to use 2 at a time, but by the second clean out the towels underneath were wet :( As the Drynites are now £3 for 7 I guess they are stll good value but they weren't as absorbent in my view rolleyes
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ill have to have a look for the bed protectors are they in the baby section?
 
Yes, they come in packs of 3. I don't know how well the puppy pads work but I may try those next lol! Will need to work out how much they cover first tomorrow when I am less tired, maths was never my strong point lol :))
 
Poppy'sMum said:
Yes, they come in packs of 3. I don't know how well the puppy pads work but I may try those next lol! Will need to work out how much they cover first tomorrow when I am less tired, maths was never my strong point lol :))
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well Id need two pads for each cage so that would be 66p instead of 80p for four puppy pads so ideally for me the bed pads would be great :-~)
 
I only need to clean the boys cage out every 6 days now its been extended, I dont find the wee they do soaks through, but I'm not sure i would want to leave them any longer than one clean out tbh, I would also need all 3 puppy pads, meaning £1 each cleanout, where as i only need one and a half of the bed pads, meaning 64p pr clean out, even at the new price of £3, but i can see if you are able to leave them in for more than one clean out, it might work out cheaper. :) For the mean time i have millions of the dry nights ones... so i will be use them up. lol.
 
THanks guys VERY interesting thread! Connie you're a darling! x)

Now my **** is Miss Onyx nibbles the puppy pee pads.... i have been trying an area with this and then putting my shredded paper and then hay on top, but i've seen some toofie marks!
Can you suggest something please :) My OH doesn't like towels or fleecy cause of using the washing machine so often SIGH...... (he only put up with it with Duke cause he just couldn't have hay as bedding at all)

Thanks Glynis XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
 
Connie said:
I only need to clean the boys cage out every 6 days now its been extended, I dont find the wee they do soaks through, but I'm not sure i would want to leave them any longer than one clean out tbh, I would also need all 3 puppy pads, meaning £1 each cleanout, where as i only need one and a half of the bed pads, meaning 64p pr clean out, even at the new price of £3, but i can see if you are able to leave them in for more than one clean out, it might work out cheaper. :) For the mean time i have millions of the dry nights ones... so i will be use them up. lol.
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Arghhh my maths lol!

Whatever were you doing thinking about Drynites at 2 am? rolleyes :))

I change their fleece liner, the mattress topper every 5-6 days still, they last that long, then I would normally also wash the towels underneath, change the newspapers etc. However with these bed things I am finding the towels underneath are bone dry still :)) thus saving me washing 2 lots every clean out.

Just need something to get the bloomin' hairs off everything now & I will be happy lol!
 
I've just found some of these in Asda for £2.87 and thought I'd try them. I cant stand the smell of towels, I have to change it after 2 days so hopefully this will help :)
 
I just got the huggies bed mats in boots , they are more expensive in there but tis the only place that sells them and on the 3 for 2 it works out at £2.80 a pack which seems reasonable to me!
 
Well I must admit I only cleaned mine out yesterday as I didn't have time before work on Thursday I'm ashamed to say! :red It was 6 days between cleaning their cage fully (I still did the poop sweep/changing litter tray stuff daily though) & I was amazed that the cheap Poundland bed mats were still dry as were the towels underneath, which are really not necessary to have but I like my piggies to have a soft bed lol :))

I really can't believe it as they are only a £1 for 3, & I use 3 to put in on top of the towels then the fleece liner on top rolleyes Those 3 lasted me 2 weeks though, & to be honest I do think they would have lasted longer but I wanted to clean the whole lot & spray the correx etc.

Yesterday I used the Drynites ones which I only need 2 of, but I don't think they are as absorbant as the cheepy cheap ones lol :)
 
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I use washable reuseable inco pads - they work really well. Two pads covered my Rabbit 150 cage. [ame="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Washable-Absorbent-Bed-Pad-90cms/dp/B000MES1W8/ref=pd_sim_kh_1"]http://www.amazon.co.uk/Washable-Absorbent-Bed-Pad-90cms/dp/B000MES1W8/ref=pd_sim_kh_1[/ame]
 
I have the same problem with my OH Glynis so I have to save my washing up and pop to the Launderette every few weeks!

Glynis said:
THanks guys VERY interesting thread! Connie you're a darling! x)

Now my **** is Miss Onyx nibbles the puppy pee pads.... i have been trying an area with this and then putting my shredded paper and then hay on top, but i've seen some toofie marks!
Can you suggest something please :) My OH doesn't like towels or fleecy cause of using the washing machine so often SIGH...... (he only put up with it with Duke cause he just couldn't have hay as bedding at all)

Thanks Glynis XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
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Well, what i would say, is that if you only had these bed pads under one layer of feece it would still easily last a week. (possibly longer depending on cage size) So, if you have two fleeces to a washing machine load, then that would only be one load every two weeks... I'm not sure about non washable beddings as i just went straight from sawdust to fleece, but you never know.
 
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