Trial thread of foam bedding

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Blimey! Can't believe the amount of poo in one afternoon! Got my mini vacuum on charge for the morning!
 
Iv just bought a piece of this in pebbles, lets see how we go!
 
Mine nearly had a fit when I went in with the mini Hoover! Need to find a weeny dustpan and brush as a normal sized one is a bit massive.
 
This stuff does seem to smell when it dries, I wash it in a horse hair filter bag and then dry it but it does pong of rubber! Especially if on the radiator. Be better when it can dry naturally on the line.
 
Thanks Ortonc, I feel better about keeping on using it now.
Foam matting looking a little nibbled in places. I've got nappy pads underneath at the moment and news paper, but thinking of investing in some washable incontinence pads.
We are away for a few days in the new year, so I think I will revert to Aubiose that week, it's a bit much to expect my animal feeding neighbour to Hoover up poop!

What different things do people use under it?
 
where may i find wahsable incontinence pads? My reason for possibly moving to this is to cut down on the washing and limit the amount of newspaper i have to go and BUY each week (no freebies round my way) purely to line the cage, so if I can change to pads this may help but I don't know where to buy them or how effective they may be?
 
gogoguineas said:
where may i find wahsable incontinence pads? My reason for possibly moving to this is to cut down on the washing and limit the amount of newspaper i have to go and BUY each week (no freebies round my way) purely to line the cage, so if I can change to pads this may help but I don't know where to buy them or how effective they may be?
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You don't need to put a guinea pig excuse Bev, your amongst friends :)) have you looked on eBay?
 
I love foam its so easy but sadly the boys eat it so its not ideal for them, however I am debating using it as a layer between the fleece and towels to help drainage and to clip the fleece to it!
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Aw, mines full of holes too, mostly under their hideys so was thinking of chopping up some vet bed and putting it under the hideys.
 
Ooohh I'm so excited, this sounds great I've just ordered some off ebay, thanks for the link.
I use fleece but find it doesn't look much cleaner even after a wash (hair still all over, even after a good brush). I also want to try some of the megazorb/carboardy stuff for underneath. I currently use puppy pads but this stuff looks great. There's a pet supplies store near me so I'll pop tomorrow and see what they sell.

A question for newspaper users; do you find the wee soaks though immediately? I am running a bit short of puppy pads so instead of lining the litter tray/hay box with them I used newspaper and it was sodden by morning. The girls aren't fully litter trained but do the majority there but I think if I used newspaper under fleece/foam the patches they did wee on would just spread the wetness wider? We have a mid western habitat though and the base is material rather than solid plastic, I worry about wee getting on it in case it wears it away?

Thanks for this ace thread
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Does anyone have an update on how they are getting on now they've been using foam bedding for a while? I tried it out on the pigs' new ramp, (cut up my old yoga mat!) but they have eaten absolutely loads of it; Jeff in particular can be found munching at it several times a day and I don't think it can be good for him... Which is a shame as I was hoping to use more of it. Grrr!
 
i would love to try this, but i know maisie would eat it and i would be paranoid about her getting a blockage or something! has anyone had any issues with piggy nails getting caught in it, or are the holes too small for that?
 
An update -
Compared to fleece bedding I find this is less smelly in my 'Boar Room' its also easier to sweep up poops and hay doesn't cling to it either. It's nice and soft and piggie nails don't get caught in it.
I do still use vet bed in some of my cages which I still think us wonderful piggie bedding too.
On the down side, I am finding little pieces of the foam coming away in the washing machine, almost resembling those little polystyrene balls. I wash at 40 degrees, and they get a twice weekly wash.
I am using disposable bed pads (huggies) underneath just for the convenience and this works very well. They also have hay boxes or hay loft and fleece snuggle beds etc.
I don't have any problems with nibblers, once the pigs have had a taste they tend to go off it.

For those that are trailing this too, how is everyone else finding it?
 
I have been using it for a while now too and am very happy with it. There was a little initial nibbling but that stopped, I have also had a little deterioration through washing but on the whole I love it. I use newspapers underneath and do change the papers when they get wet and also have fleece, beds, hay trays on top of the foam mats - I keep the hay away from the fleece and its easy to clean up off the foam as it doesn't stick.
 
I think the foam is ace! I was using fleece before and the hair just never came off, I didn't feel it was any cleaner after coming out of the washer. I love that I can brush all the hay and hair off it, though I do make sure I have a couple of fleece blankets for them to sit on as I want them to have a comfy soft place (even though they would probably be as happy sat on a pile of hay!).

I'm so grateful for this thread, has made things much easier!
 
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