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Post by uglibug on Feb 6, 2016 10:53:25 GMT
We have discovered it is impossible to put substrate in our new cage (it ends up straight on the floor) so we are thinking either felt, fleece or hemp to cover the floors. Does anyone use these and what are the pros and cons of each? Hemp seems quite expensive (£8 a piece and we would need at least 3 pieces) but would fleece or felt make a good alternative?
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Post by bouncy on Feb 6, 2016 18:27:32 GMT
My friends line their rat cage (savic royal and 12 rats) with fleece. The rats don't really chew. They have two sets, and do a complete change every Saturday. Even on a Friday, it doesn't smell any different to rats and woodshavings. They just chuck it all in the washer, job done!
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Post by deguconvert on Feb 7, 2016 0:01:56 GMT
I'd give them a good shake in a bag or outside to try and get the poo off. I tried to use the fleece for a while, but the poo would then sit in the bottom of my washer, or the bag wouldn't catch them all . . . anyway, it still ended up being a lot of work trying to dispose of the poo pellets.
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Post by moletteuk on Feb 8, 2016 10:50:55 GMT
Have you thought about putting edging around the shelves in the new cage, would that solve the problem and allow you to use regular substrate? There is a thread here with a few liner options, not much in the way of personal opinions though deguworld.proboards.com/thread/19397/coconut-matting
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Post by bouncy on Feb 8, 2016 22:56:43 GMT
My gerbils are notorious for ejected substrate. I made perspex panels to go around each side, on the outside. They are only three inches high, and are kept in place by wire through the bars and holes drilled into the perspex.
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