Washable Incontinence pads

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Well after watching the piggy bedspreads website, i decided to buy some incontinence pads to use under the fleece as trying to get away from disposable and us reusables instead! well the girls are very good with their litter tray but furby wees where she sleeps, so normally after 4 days the fleece feels damp in that one little patch, but checked daily for 7 days and the top was still dry and when i got it all out to clean the inco pad did not even smell or the fleece was utterly amazed! Now it was not a cheap option and means i now have to do an extra load of washing but it is a fab idea!
 
Sounds great - I use towels and am happy with them but would love to try other options, these sound absolutely ideal. Where did you buy them from?
 
These are not the ones i bought as i got them off ebay but these are about the cheapest you can get

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Have to say they were great at keeping everything dry!

I like the way the reviewer using them for a guinea pig cage!:)
 
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They are easier enough to wash just don't use softner or they will be next to useless! I have not sewn them together as i want to wash them at a higher temperature than the fleece! Plus have not got to grips with the sewing machine as yet!

You may also be able to get some secondhand (which i know some people might think gross) from a care home for the elderly as once they lose some of their effectiveness they tend to replace but humans produce alot more that guineas!
 
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They are easier enough to wash just don't use softner or they will be next to useless! I have not sewn them together as i want to wash them at a higher temperature than the fleece! Plus have not got to grips with the sewing machine as yet!

You may also be able to get some secondhand (which i know some people might think gross) from a care home for the elderly as once they lose some of their effectiveness they tend to replace but humans produce alot more that guineas!
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I think I will buy them new thanks lol! How do you fit them to size do you cut them?

How do you set your cage out... example fleece, towels incontenince pads etc?!
 
incopad underneath, fleece on the top that's it simple as that, no towels no newspaper

I never liked towels found they smelt quickly
 
they fit my cage fine so no need to cut them, not sure how well they would stay together if cut as i think they are multi layers
 
should think so but just fold under so that the absorbent side is up!
 
Wow, I love this! Will totally look into it.. My problem with towels is not so much the smell (especially not now when their living space is so big) it's more that it's bulky and heavy.

Are the pads synthetic? How do they wash/dry? How thick are they?
 
Have no idea what they are made of! They wash well and most up to temperatures above your normal washing machine. You can pop them in a dryer but only on a low temperature. No thicker than a normal towels! They can be washed over 200 times without loss of absorbency as long as you do not use softner!
 
great idea thanks-c

I have some 'baby matteress protectors' the ones for toddler training from when my children where younger, I could use them for now? They are super great for catching all the wee when my dc has an accident!

I bought some fleece today, pink and purple-c going to give them a wash or 2 first then will try this out
 
Ohhhh what a good idea! I was thinking of switching to fleece and didn't fancy the idea of towels and this idea sounds really good!
Think i will look into getting some and trying it! I do have a puppy pad that is washable and that soaks up the wee, i got it from the £1 shop last year maybe its the same thing?
 
I wanted to do this also, after watching the piggy bedspread site. I found that they were really expensive, but as soon as I've made the C&C cage I'm going to measure and if they aren't too bad, I'm going to order some. I think it's a great idea :)
 
I got 2 in the post today - going to give them a wash tonight and use them in certain parts of the cages over the next few days. if they are great i plan on getting more but with huge cages it's going to have to be in dribs and drabs!

Thanks for the tip - can't wait to try them out.
 
I was keen on trying them too, but now with the large cage I don't need them as much. I mean, when it lasts a week with towels it's a lot of money to shell out, especially with the shipping I'd have to pay. It would be ideal for a regular cage though... Maybe I'll try it in their litterbox some day, instead of the paper kitty litter?
 
Wow was not expecting that many people to give it ago! I find them super easy for me as the ones i bought as essentially 2x2 c&c. Hope it works as well for everyone else as it does for me as i like the fact that i am using reusable rather than throwing loads of stuff to landfill! :)

sorry to the people on the piggybedspreads thread as did not want to be bidding against a load of people on ebay!:red:(|)
 
I am going to try the inco pads too! They look like a great idea. ATM I am cleaning my gang out every day and would love not to have to do it quite so often, and I really hate all of the newspaper I go through - too much for my compost bin to cope with! I use fleece, but didn't like the idea of towels as they are such a pain to get dry - I don't have tumble drier! Have you air dried the inco pads? If so, how long did it take?
 
Has anyone found a site with some pads reasonably priced? Now I've made a big cage it will cost loads :(

Thanks :)p
 
Mine cost £10 each incl postage and are about a meter by 75cm each.

I have put them in today so will let you know how I get on.
 
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