Reusable Bedding

OK I have to go and find it, but there was a Reusable Bedding for guenie pigs that I used and they poop and pee alot and u thow it in the washer and then dry it. I dont know if it will hold hum well I will go and look for that cite. I had rep carpet for my dargaon it worked great I had 2 peaces one to us then when it was drity was it by hand then let it air dry. it was not asrto truff

now this is a cite for guinea pigs but they us a reusable beding it may help. I hope this helps you


http://www.guineapigcages.com/forum/...ns-layers.html

Baby diapers I have had were 100% cotton they need a prewash and then a bleach and a double rinse. I personally think with out first hand experience go with a sinthetic that will simply not absorb stuff but hold it on the surface. I actually like the idea of the felt. It isn't very costly at all (carpet underlay felt) and when it gets nasty toss it (compost it?) and cut a new one.

I have a question, are you hoping to cut costs? Cut waste? or be enviromentally responciable? Personally I have been trying to be a bit greener in my life. I have settled on coco coir as it is very cheap (110L for 16$ does me 6-10 months with 8 snakes) and reasonably geen as well. I was using Cyprus which enviromentally speaking is a TRAIN WRECK.
Alex

as long as you are carefull with chemicals i dont see why the cloth wouldent work and am intrested to know how it worked out for ya..keep us posted

justin

All 3 of my human children wore cloth diapers, the rinsing them out then soaking them then washing.......no thanks I'll stick to paper

So long as you're careful with what chemicals you use to clean...and rinse rinse rinse...I can't think of any reason why it would be unhealthy or detrimental to the snakes. I think it will come down to a matter of what works out best for you. To me, it seems like way too much trouble...but different folks have different priorities and tolerances. :P

Give it a shot. I'm interested in hearing how it turns out!

I use repti carpet it works great!! love it, it holds humidity well. you can put it tru a washer on express load all t once. i recomend it. it can't rip easly.

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Originally Posted by Jay_Bunny

I mainly started this thread to discuss the possibility of a reusable bedding. While aspen can be spot cleaned to reduce the number of times you have to do a full change it is still something you'd have to continue to purchase. I'm going to do an experiment with the cloths and see if it is something that could work for me. They would be removed, disinfected/washed, and dried whenever needed and once a week even if there is no urate or poop (which in the case of my snakes, there always is). This will make sure bacteria/mold does not have a chance to grow. They will be removed even if it is just a water spill. I just found out I can get tons of cloth for free, so I'm definitely going to give this a try and let you guys know how it works out. I'd love to know if anyone else has tried this before.

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Hi, I just came across this thread in my research for reusable substrate. Did you try this? Any luck? Would really appreciate any advice you have!

Holy ancient thread, Batman.