PINE BEDDING vs FLEECE LINERS for GUINEA PIGS | Which Is BEST? | Pine Wood Shavings PROS & CONS
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- We’ve been using FLEECE LINERS for our GUINEA PIGS for several years and thought we’d try another type of BEDDING to see how they COMPARE. In this video we’re testing PINE BEDDING to find out if we and our #guineapigs like it more than the FLEECE LINERS. See how our cage set up now looks with the new PINE WOOD SHAVINGS. You can also find out:
-- Why we decided to try a new type of bedding
-- What to look for in good quality pine bedding
-- How long it lasted before we had to do a full cage clean
-- How much it cost us plus a rough cost for a Midwest Habitat and 2x4 C&C cage
-- Did we end up liking the pine bedding and what are we going to do next?
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I use a mixture of both. I use aubiose under their hay area where there's loads of room for all 3 to gather, and eat/burrow/toilet and relax. I put a huge pile in there along with wooden hayracks that doesn't allow any soiling. The fleece area is soft and cozy and they do use the pockets to hide and bridges for fun/zoomies/ hiding. I'm lucky enough to wash my fleeces/dry them elsewhere in the same day (Sshhh!🤫) 😂. I use a pet laundry bag, they're a god-send!
Bit of a long one! 🤭
I'm also in the process of designing a new home for my 3 girls, no more poops getting stuck in the grids and connectors!! Yippee!! 😂
I love your Guinea Pigs' home, very smart and stream-lined! 😘. Very lucky and Gorgeous piggies! 😍 I should have added that I clean my piggies home each evening. There's a great satisfaction in seeing them all pop-corning! Happy, Healthy piggies ! 😁Up-date: New wooden piggie home now built! 😀 Wow! I can't believe the difference! And why it's taken so long for the light-bulb moment!!🤣. It's what we would call 'kerb appeal' when viewing a new house! 🏠👍. My piggies have really settled in and I'm thrilled with it myself! 😁. I enjoyed building it too! 🙂. oooo! We're Loving it! 😍🐹
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White vinegar! it's natural, cheap, good against limescale and germs, and deserves to be better known ! Thanks, great videos.
We always think natural is best :)
Such a useful video. Can't wait to hear how you get on with the other types of bedding!
Thank you Bethany :) We're making a playlist which will have all the different types of guinea pig bedding that we try out so it will really help new piggy owners to choose what may work best for them.
Love the editing! Your piggies are sooo cute! I am subscribed!
Thank you Sophie! Mr Guinea Piggles will be very grateful that you appreciate the editing :) x
I have been considering on doing both fleece bedding and paper litter. What I’m picturing is fleece in the play area with paper litter in the areas with the food, hay, water, and “outhouse”. The paper litter I’m using for my zebra finches is dust free and advertised as being used for hamsters and Guinea Pigs as well. That’s one of the things that appealed to me about possibly getting Guinea Pigs. For the most part, the zebra finches and Guinea Pigs both eat the same types of fruits and greens. As such, I can prepare salads for both the birds and Guinea Pigs at the same time using the same ingredients. The only exception is that the birds can’t have acidic fruits, which I learned from this channel that Guinea Pigs should only get occasionally anyways.
Mixing up the bedding works for a lot of people Some people like having a fleece area, as you suggest, and then a disposable bedding where it tends to get dirtier quicker.
I love watching your videos
I tried fleece for quite a while and liked the softness but found that their wee would sit on top for too long, took too long to dry during spot cleans and smelt quite badly of urine. Using carefresh now and I honestly prefer it.
Not to mention having to machine wash it
if the pee was sitting on top of it that means your fleece was not wicked properly. and if it smelled of urine that also means you were not cleaning it enough, as that is not normal. i am unsure of what you mean by "took too long to dry during spot cleans" as spot cleans are typically just cleaning up hay and poop off the surface of the fleece.
This video is so interesting it had no idea also I’m going to subscribe to your channel
Thank you! We have loads more videos you can watch on our channel and lots more to come :)
Everyone seems to think fleece is cheaper because you re-use. But is it? If you factor the gallons of water, laundry soap, the constant sweeping (ok thats labor) it's really more expensive.
lovely video! I use fleece liners in my cage!
Really glad you liked it :) There are a lot of good reasons to use fleece and it has to be personal choice and what works for you and your guinea pigs :)
@@GuineaPiggles what's the good reasons to use fleece?
Until i got my c&c cage I used to have at least 3 bags of used shavings. Used to fill my bin up! Have had the 5x2 c&c since February and always used fleece as i thought it would be cheaper. I would use loads of shavings and the urine would stain the correx i thought. Not too bad with fleece, the urine scale sits on the top
It's good to hear other peoples experiences of the different bedding options so thank you for your feedback :) There are definitely pros and cons with all bedding. You do get a lot of waste with the disposable ones but fleece liners require a lot of washing and we've found and are higher maintenance when it comes to cleaning.
@@GuineaPiggles true. My zipped bag i put the dirty fleece in to wash, came undone in washing machine early! What a mess! At least the dryer removes a lot of the hair and dander!
my fav is the grey long haired. thx for the video im getting a pair of guinea pigs soon and i wanted to know which is cheaper pine bedding or fleece?
I def use fleece liners as shaving etc get stuck in my pigges long hair 🙈
I use fleece liners with pine shavings on top. I love this video thanks xx
Hi Evie, thank you for your comment :) Do you find the shavings get stuck in the fleece? Also, do you find the fleece liners last longer with the shavings on top?
I use a mix of fleece bedding and kiln-dried pine or aspen in my c and c cages. I made a very big coroplast tray, and put the shavings in, then do fleece in the rest of the cage. Right around the coroplast tray some shavings come out as the piggies go in and out, but not too much, it's pretty easy to get up off the fleece. I also use a few one by two fleece liners over the main liner in the rest of the cage, which is full fleece, and potty pads under the hidey houses. It's still alot of work, although they do about 2 thirds of their pee and pooping in the large tray with the bedding, because they have their hay there. It's still a bit of work each evening, I spot clean the shavings area like you did, then brush off the fleece in the rest of the cage, and remove any damp pee pads or smaller liners. The main liner does last about 5 or 6 days though, but there's still alot of laundry because I have 2 cages about the size of yours. I'm thinking of trying to bond them into one herd, that way there's only one cage to clean, but I'll make it bigger for the 6 piggies. Now I have 3 in each cage. Great video! Thanks!
Thank you so much for your feedback - it's really useful to hear about other setups that work well. It's a good idea to combine shavings and fleece too. I think your idea of bonding the piggies into one big herd is a really good one - they can be so funny in larger groups and really entertaining to watch... often better than watching TV! For me it's the laundry that I find challenging so we'll test a few more beddings and will make a decision on one once we've tried them all :)
@@GuineaPiggles I'll let you know how the bonding goes, and boy, do I know about the laundry!! I do from 7 to 8 loads a week of piggy laundry, also because I have 2 very large enclosures. Then every other week I wash about 5 large liners, usually at my local laundromat, so it's definitely alot of wash!
I use pads too!
I use fleece liners on the bottom of my cage and paper based mixed with kiln dried pine on the loft
It seems that quite a few people like to use both but for different areas of their guinea pigs cage - it's a good compromise :) Do you find a mix of shavings and paper is more absorbent than shavings alone?
Guinea Piggles I’m not actually sure, but I find it really fun to mix them together 😂 I also got this fun blue bedding and it lasts longer if it’s mixed in.
I think some people may mix them together too because paper bedding can work out quite expensive so mixing together is a bit more economical - we will have to try out some mixes and see how they work too! With coloured bedding, we don't usually recommend it but it's worth checking that the colours are natural because they do sometimes try and eat bedding :)
Guinea Piggles actually, colored bedding is completely safe!! It’s only scented that can be an issue.
I used to use carefresh litter; it’s soft, compostable and made of recycled paper.
Carefresh paper bedding is another popular bedding but it can be more expensive. Pine shavings are cheaper and they're a good substrate providing they're kiln dried. We have more info on guinea pig beddings here www.guineapiggles.com/guinea-pig-bedding/
I used fleece blankets
I always thought pine wasn’t a good choice because of the naturally occurring resins in it, although the one used in the video is new and improved. Aspen is supposed to have less dust in it, so, it might be even better. Is paper-based bedding a good option? Informative video, and such beautiful piggies! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Pine bedding is fine providing it is Kiln Dried. The drying process removes the aromatic oils that are toxic to guinea pigs. We will also be testing Aspen and paper bedding so look out for these videos that are coming soon but yes, these are both good options too. You can find out more about the different bedding options here www.guineapiggles.co.uk/guinea-pig-bedding or www.guineapiggles.com/guinea-pig-bedding if you're outside the UK
I am about to try it with one of my hamsters
@@whyjustwhy2168 hamster need the dig
i have pan liner with paper beding and hay. and my pig love it. and then have washable dog pads and fleece on the other side. so i can get away with washing every 2 weeks and spot cleaning daily to every few days depend on my work
Where did you buy the washable dog pads?
What brand of kiln-dried pine shavings is dust extracted? I have been doing research and I cannot find any that says the dust is extracted.
Where did you get that adorable bridge from please?
We got it from Amazon UK but I'm not sure if they're available at the moment - they seem to go in and out of stock a bit! They're the Resch brand which are really well made items.
i cant find any Dust free shavings in germany:( my parents dont allow me to get fleece
In my opinion I like fleece more cuz I did try out bedding but it was too messy because the room ha carpet and my long hair had got it stuck in her hair and yes this is just my opinion:)🐹
Hi Hayley, lots of people prefer fleece and I've noticed people have a bit of a love/hate relationship when it comes to different beddings! Some love fleece and some hate it and the same goes for the shavings :) It's really down to what works best for you and your piggies :)
I just had to ask a quick question are you supposed to change the set up of your guinea pigs cages I don’t know if that’s correct or not can somebody please answer thank you
We often change the setup of our guinea pig's cage and they really love to explore when we do this. But if you have a blind guinea pig, changing the setup is not a good idea.
@@GuineaPiggles thank you very much that was really helpful
I’ve used shavings in the past and it’s just messy and expensive. Fleece is also expensive because of electric bill concerns so it’s hard to decide. Anyone have any suggestions on what is better for the piggies and cost wise?
I would say shavings are the cheapest overall but it does depend on where you are as costs vary in different parts of the world. You might like our page on the website about different types of bedding here guineapiggles.com/guinea-pig-bedding
Wood shavings from tractor supply
I am about to try this bedding with one of my hamsters
Don’t this bedding can cause Respiratory infections and skin infections
@@jillmarshall3432 which one
If the pine shavings are kiln dried and not dusty they are safe to use with guinea pigs.
They use pine with small animal babies. Chickens rabbits etc my hamster doing just fine right now
What do you wash the fleas with?
We have some tips on how to wash the fleeces on our website here guineapiggles.com/article/cleaning-fleece-liners
Fleece not fleas
White vinegar
I think fleece are not natural and shavings is! They are better in shavings. I would love to test care fresh or what they are called?
Shavings are definitely a more natural type of bedding for them and our guinea pigs seem to love them! We'll be testing paper bedding and a few others too so keep a look out for new videos!
I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING I WILL BUY SOON AND WE HAVE TO BUT SHAVINGS IN THE HOUSE FIRST ?
But isn't fleece plastic
no its a soft material like a blanket
I thought pine was toxic to piggies
If it's kiln dried then it's ok because this process removes the dangerous oils :). It should also be dust extracted as the dust is dangerous to piggies.
@@GuineaPiggles interesting i never knew that
Pine is DANGEROUS, even if its kiln “dried.” You can risk it and you will be sorry!
She did her research you shouldn't judge her bedding she knows whats right.
I’ve been using kiln dried pine bedding for 2 weeks now with my rabbit and i have NO problems. I don’t know what your talking about that kiln dried pine is bad.
Guinea pigs seem to $hit for a living 😂
They poop 100 times a day