What To Put Inside Cage Liner?

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I'm going to be making my own cage liners soon and I'm just trying to get everything I need.

I'm not quite sure what to put inside the liner. I have heard of people using mattress toppers but I would like something a bit softer.

Would 100% cotton wadding work?
I've also seen polyester wadding that's a lot cheaper but I'm not sure if it would be absorbent.

Also, what does the weight mean? I've seen 2oz , 4oz , 6oz ?
 
Dont know about weight but I have found the best inner to be zorb. It is more expensive than other things but it is wonderfully absorbent, light weight and quick to dry.

Good luck. I love cage liners. So much pretty fleece to choose from!
 
If you can afford it, go for Zorb. As Flowerfairy said, it's very lightweight, soft and very, very absorbant. Washes amazingly well and dries so, so quickly. I wouldn't use anything else.
 
I just looked up Zorb, it's a bit expensive for me as I need quite a bit.
I will try it in the future though
 
You could use something cheaper as the main liner/s and use zorb in the little mats for the high wee areas (eg inside hidies and near any food or water).
 
In the States the most popular filler is moving blankets made of recycled denim. They're pretty inexpensive, but you almost always have to buy in bulk it seems. I'm using off-brand blankets that are a bit thin, so I use two layers of blanket in between the fleece layers.
 
I use zorb for my large cage liners, but I have a friend who brings it back from the States for me.
For smaller liners I use old towels - it seems to work really well, and is much cheaper than zorb.
 
I use a double layer of cotton quilted matress cover in the pee pads I make. I bought a small piece of Zorb on ebay a few weeks ago to try it, I personally don't like it very much. It shrank at a different rate to the fleece despite both being pre washed which pulled the pads out of shape. It also feels solid rather than soft and cushiony like the matress covers. Very pleased I only got a small bit to try but glad I gave it a go as I would always of wondered what it was like. This piece made 3 small pee pads and cost £11. A king size matress cover from the Range costs £8.99 and makes several sets pads and the small liners I use in heavy soiling areas (I use vet bed in the main cage).
I had some pee pads I bought with cotton wadding in, the first time they were washed the wadding broke up and pulled away from the stitching, I unpicked them to see why they had gone lumpy, ended up reusing the fleece and making my own out of it. This is why I went with the quilted covers as the quilted wadding is more stable.
It really comes down to personal choice so you may have to experiment a bit.
 
Thank you for all the answers!

I thought about mattress protectors but most of them are polyester. Would that work?

I also found some 50% cotton 50% bamboo wadding, apparently bamboo is very absorbent. Would this work?
 
I think the mattress covers need to be cotton, I bought some poylester by mistake and tried it but they weren't very absorbent.
 
Yes it needs to be 100 %cotton on the top. It shrinks in the tumble dryer so we stitch around the outside,then probably 1" away from the edge in a square then that stops it.
 
I do it like at Tiamolly says. I also wash it and the fleece on at least 60% before cutting out which gets rid of most of the shrinkage.
 
I ordered some 80% cotton and 20% polyester wadding and
50% bamboo 50% cotton, I guess I'll see which one works better
 
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