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September 14, 2009

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Catherine

Good question! I wouldn't do newspaper - paper just isn't absorbent enough and my pigs love to eat it.

I do 3 layers of terry cloth, then a layer of absorbent fleece - the whole thing gets shaken out and washed in hot water at least once week. I use a tissue to pick up waste from the surface everyday (with a good hand washing afterwards).

I also do small cat litter pans filled with Carefresh - two in each cage, and that is where the water bottles and hay are. My pigs frequently hop up to potty there rather than on the fleece. I change these as needed, no less than once a week.

Rene

Thanks for sharing Laurie! I've thought about using fleece but worry that it would stay too wet. Do the towels underneath the fleece soak up urine? My concern is the smell. You also said that the fleece is water-repellent. Doesn't that cause the urine to sit and not soak through?? I'd love to move away from aspen bedding, which I currently use. Thanks! Rene

Laurie

Hi - I have used fleece for a long time but never with newspapers. Instead, I line the cage with 2 or 3 towels then 2 layers of fleece. It is long-lasting, and works just fine for my piggies. All I have to do is wash everything once a week. Daily, I remove the top 2 layers of fleece, shake out the waste, and replace it. Since the fleece I buy is water-repellant, it lasts a while. It's economical and good for the environment as well.

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