What Bedding Is Best For Outside Piggies?

[Dani G]

Hiya..

I have my piggies outside in hutch (will be moved to a Boyles shed soon). At the moment I am using vet bed with fleece over it but I was wondering if anyone knew of anything better for outdoor piggies?

Thanks

Dani xx

 

[Guineapigfeet]

I use the horse bedding Aubiose for my shed-piggies. I haven't used anything else so cannot give a balanced view, but I love it and have no desire to try anything else!

 

[zombieprincess]

Junior is a really good bedding as are other agencies style substrates such as Sundown, Easier, United, Softened. They are highly absorbant and very low on dust. I do really like the back2nature recycled paper pellets and like them. But for a large space are not really the cheapest option. Finacadd is pretty good too for large areas. That being said, I use a combination of any of these with clear cageliners also.

I'd just say, try lots of them out and see what you like best

 

[Laura0709]

I use Aubiose for my outdoor piggies, it's really good stuff and they love it. It's very absorbant, cost effective. I put in a deep layer all over, with hay to the ceiling in the bedroom area

 

[eileen]

I use Aubiose for my outdoor piggies, it's really good stuff and they love it. It's very absorbant, cost effective. I put in a deep layer all over, with hay to the ceiling in the bedroom area

just wondered do you use newspaper under the aubiose,or alone?how often do you need to spot clean/full clean and how many piggies .

 

[Laura0709]

Hi Eileen,

Yes so I do a thick layer of newspaper, with Aubiose on top all throughout the hutch and I put extra where they go to wee. I wouldn't recommend using Aubiose without newspaper as it makes cleaning out much more time consuming. The great thing about Aubiose if you have a garden, is that it composts very easily and we use it as a mulch around plants, so it doesn't go in the bin.
I spot clean lightly with a dustpan and brush to remove the bulk of poops in the main living area once a day, my piggies don't go to the loo in their bedroom compartment so I never have to spot clean that. I have two girls. I do a full clean twice a week, though to be honest if you spot clean whilst also removing the toilet bits and then replenish - you could probably do once a week. I like to do it twice a week as my girls are outside and I can't bear the thought of wet bedding.
It is very absorbent and I do a layer deep enough so that it covers where the clean out tray of the hutch meets the hutch side, so it prevents draughts too. I pay £10.99 for a bale and it lasts me over month with my two. It's also really low on dust and my girls feet are perfect, no redness or anything, highly recommend it.

 

[Guineapigfeet]

I'm the opposite! I don't use paper under the aubiose, but they do most of their toilet in particular places so they have strategically placed trays that I totally empty once per week and I spot clean / total hay change these areas twice per day. My bales are about £8.90 each for 20kg and last about a month for three (small) pigs in about 24 sq feet, with at least an inch of bedding all over.

 

[eileen]

Thanks, i will use a layer of puppypads and a deep layer of aubiose,ive 5 cages/hutches with 3 to 4 piggies on each floor,i recon i will need to change twice aweek!