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I received a large piece (2 square metres) of Zorb fabric in the mail this morning. This is what is used inside nappies for greater absorbency. I have cut it up and have put small pieces of it under the Vetbed in my piggies' grass huts. I am hoping it will eliminate the use of towels and so cut down on the amount of piggie washing I have to do! I will put large pieces underneath the Vetbed under the hay racks (where most of the wee-ing is done) tomorrow when I change the Vetbed. I will report soon on how it works out. Watch this space!

Zorb fabric: 1 square metre £13 from Cuddly Plush Fabrics.co.uk.
 
i was just about to ask around for products to use with towels and fleece, for absorption, as i am now using puppy pads, but i am thinking it is a bit expensive. so timely and interesting indeed to learn how you get on. just to clarify: zorb is non-washable (given that you want to cut back on washing), or is it? and, even if the towels stain from the wee-ing, the fact that the zorb absorbs means that you do not need to wash the towels daily, or every other day? also, i thought vetbed is absorbent, so what does putting zorb underneath do: make you wash the vet bed less often? thanks!
 
Zorb is washable, but ultra absorbant. It should cut down on laundry!
 
I might look at this! I use vetbed but I'm not happy with using newspaper under which I currently do.

@Steffie - vetbed isn't absorbent, it needs something under to absorb the wee and it then stays nice and dry!
 
I use zorb :-) with suedecloth as the wicker layer and a plain cotton on the back as my cage liner :-) Which zorb do you have as some models must be sewn into something as they cant stand being washed without doing so, one of their models is fine though

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Here's my cage liner, with original zorb sewn into it.
 
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I am using the original Zorb which is just plain, with no sewing or pockets. I put pieces under the Vetbed in the grass huts yesterday.
I have had a look at it today and, far from absorbing wee, it seems to have just gone straight through the Vetbed AND the Zorb, into the towel underneath.
I have today put pieces of Zorb (with newspaper underneath) under the Vetbed under the hay racks Inka and Maya wee a lot there, so we'll see how it performs.
( A lot of "unders" ,aren't there?)
 

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That's disappointing! I'll got all excited and worked out how much I needed etc!

The zorb has 'under' performed! Thought i'd add another 'under' in there!

Let us know how you get on!
 
Those of you who have followed this thread will know that I am using Zorb fabric under some of my Vetbeds. Yesterday, I put Zorb under the Vetbed beneath the hay racks where Inka and Maya, particularly, do most of their wee-ing. Bonnie and Clyde do most of theirs in their grass hut. Yesterday I showed you how the wee had gone right through the Zorb into the white towel underneath. Today the newspapers under the Zorb in Inka and Maya s' pen was soaked. The Zorb only managed to hold onto a very small amount. In the photo you can see the small brown stain on the Zorb and how wet the underside of the Vetbed is. All in all, I think this Zorb has been a waste of money and I will still have to use towels under the Vetbed.
 

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That is a shame! But at least you've helped stop others making the same mistake.

Is it worth contacting them to say how disappointed you are?
 
Here's the latest on the Zorb situation. I put Zorb under the Vetbed beneath the hay racks, with paper towels on top and newspaper underneath. Had a look at it this morning and the paper towels are wet but the newspaper is dry! So it seems the answer is to use something on top of the Zorb fabric- which defeats the object really , doesn't it?
 

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Oh thats a shame. I spent some time thinking that zorb was going to be the answer to life, the universe and everything but it appears that its not!
 
No, I did not wash the Zorb first before using. The manufacturers recommend that you don't.
 
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Oh thats a shame. I spent some time thinking that zorb was going to be the answer to life, the universe and everything but it appears that its not!
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Me too!

I know it said not to wash the zorb, but you will wash it after its used, so it's a little strange. Maybe that's it, it might work after washing, let us know!
 
I washed the Zorb the other day, at 40 degrees. It has come out all right, hasn't torn and I don't think it's shrunk.
Still not absorbing much wee, though.
 
Hi

It is interesting to read some of your experiences with Zorb and the fact that you feel it hasn't worked. We use Zorb inside all of our liners as it has proved to be much more effective than anything else used such as mattress toppers, microfibre, bamboo etc. Zorb works best when it is sandwiched between fabrics which wick the liquid away and disperses it slightly allowing it to soak in quick and efficiently This is why it is used very successfully for making homemade nappies. If it can cope with a baby weeing then it can cope with a guinea pig weeing LOL

We have sold many liners using Zorb and all the feedback we've had about it's absorbency and lack of smell is positive and one of the biggest cage liner sellers in the US also uses it so it is puzzling why have you had a bad experience with it. Funny thing is, we've sold many to the US.

As for washing it, it can be washed though if you wash it 'naked' then it can become mis-shapened and does increase the chance of some shrinkage. When sewn into fabric then this isn't an issue and it can even be dried on a low heat in a tumble drier which is a bonus and something you can't do with other liners.

The biggest problem for people in the UK is how expensive it is but we managed to get a deal with the manufacturers and imported many many metres of it so we've been able to manufacture liners at similar prices to liners that don't use it.

We have recently updated our website with a new look and do hope to post a video on the blog soon to demonstrate how effective Zorb is. We'll let you know when we do :D
 
Zorb is one of the best. But it has to be sewn to another fabric, sandwich between fabrics to work properly
 
@CandECosies so it would work with vetbed, zorb and a towel? Not just vetbed and zorb?

If so, it doesn't really help me, it would give me an extra layer to wash! Unless it wouldn't need changing as often.
 
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@CandECosies so it would work with vetbed, zorb and a towel? Not just vetbed and zorb?

If so, it doesn't really help me, it would give me an extra layer to wash! Unless it wouldn't need changing as often.
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To be honest, I am not totally sure of the properties of Vetbed and whether how it works will influence the way the Zorb is allowed to work. Anti pil fleece is excellent at wicking and dispersing liquid which is why it is perfect to work with an absorbent layer, such as zorb, to lock away moisture. Vetbed may not wick and disperse liquid as well in which case it may be a 'focussed' stream of liquid. However, I have tested Zorb 'naked' under a running tap and apart from the water spilling over the edges of the small piece of Zorb, no liquid actually passed straight through the Zorb. Makes me a little confused as to the problems you've had.
 
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