dirty pigs!

[missdefiant]

anyone had this problem?
my piggie legs oways very very dirty. step on shit and food den whole feet brown brown. have to clean them very often.
any way to solve this?

[daeee]

how often do you change your bedding and clean your cage? if you do that abt twice a week there shouldn't be much of a problem.

[missdefiant]

once very 3 days. den pick their shit and wet beddings twice a day. yours wun liddat?

[ahwen]

Maybe your GPs poo is soft???

[bearies]

sry can't help you... new to piggies but mine quite clean... still

[popcheek]

someone in here actually uses a non-slip mat, that have holes on them...so the poo go through them, and below is the beddings, absorb the pee.

i think the paws are dirty coz of the newspaper beddings..if u use it. Coz mine will get dirty at the nails there(coz its sharp & they like to dig the newspaper...maybe they think treasure hunt lolx) but not the sole of the paw..its still pinkish as ever :)

[SmallZone]

hmmm...wet bedding plus gps shitssss whether is soft or not ...i am sure yr piggie got a dirty feet ? may be u should check the water sprinkle whether in a good position or sprinkle head may be too loose ?

[Elaine Chan]

hms.mine never gets such a problem.maybe u put a thicker layer of cat litter.then pick their shit out more often.for me is..i cannot stand seeing it,once i see shit i have to pick.and also,enlarge their living space.i guess ur living space smaller so they walk where also will step onto their own poo.

[Mintsweet]

hms.mine never gets such a problem.maybe u put a thicker layer of cat litter.then pick their shit out more often.for me is..i cannot stand seeing it,once i see shit i have to pick.and also,enlarge their living space.i guess ur living space smaller so they walk where also will step onto their own poo.

How Often u pick their poo ? I can't stand my MaoQiu stepping on her poo that almost every hour if i'm home , i tend to be picking up her poo ... sometimes i feel she poo too much :zzz:

[ahwen]

If not how would they be called the famous poo and pee machine? Haha...

[prodigy]

cad cad and evans also no dirty feet... dun scrimp on ur bedding!!!

[Mintsweet]

cad cad and evans also no dirty feet... dun scrimp on ur bedding!!!
i nv scrimp ... my bedding is all with my bf =.= so his peetpeet have super nice clean feet whereas my maoqiu got dirt clot nails feet lol but i'm going to buy cat litter today at some ulu shop . cannot afford to wait for better bargain at specific shops ..

[prodigy]

tht day u nvr buy at my pets store $28

[meixiu]

$28 for bedding??
how many Litre?? =D

[prodigy]

35litres la....

[Elaine Chan]

u can have home delivery leh.but above a certain purchase amount.cos cat litter u buy the 35l one its very heavy.more convenient to have it sent to ur place. pick the poo the min i see it.haha or i come home then i pick lor

[Mintsweet]

aiya i nv buy cos i was going out with bf after that .. not going home mar ... so abit difficult to carry ard LOL

[ahwen]

Aiyo, you should have bought two packets straight for slightly more than $50, then no need carry...

[Mintsweet]

hmm good idea . nvm i will be going again soon i guess :D so i can just buy .

[popcheek]

mine i buy $50=2, no need carry, and always deliver fast!!

[bearies]

now got offer for 6litres buy 1 get 1 free ma... i go buy cos overrall is just 41.40 for 72 litres...

[ahwen]

Yah is it B2N if I not wrong?

[bearies]

yup wen, it b2n.

[Hobbes]

someone in here actually uses a non-slip mat, that have holes on them...so the poo go through them, and below is the beddings, absorb the pee.

i think the paws are dirty coz of the newspaper beddings..if u use it. Coz mine will get dirty at the nails there(coz its sharp & they like to dig the newspaper...maybe they think treasure hunt lolx) but not the sole of the paw..its still pinkish as ever :)

The non-slip guy would be me :) My pigs' feet dun get dirty, only their nails. Cos they poo so much, some of it will accumulate above the mats. Thinking of ways of raising the mats so that there's more space for the poo to fall in...

[June20]

The non-slip guy would be me :) My pigs' feet dun get dirty, only their nails. Cos they poo so much, some of it will accumulate above the mats. Thinking of ways of raising the mats so that there's more space for the poo to fall in...

i oso use non-slip mat. i think its worse than those flat bottom tray with cat litter. cos i have two cages - one with a pull out tray, the other is a flat bottom cage with cat litter.

the cage with cat litter- i only need to change it once 2-3 days. but the cage with pull ut tray and nonslip mat- wah lau - muz change everyday or else will be dammmn smelly. :irked: do u put cat litter in the pull out tray? sometimes, i put cos it will help to absorb the pee, otherwise my pull out tray lined with newspaper will be soaked with peeeee.. :mad:

ya, the poo do drop directly into the pull out tray, but sometimes the piggies like to do it at some funny corners, then the poo all cooped at one place! in the end, muz scoop up the poo from some corners of the non-slip mat.

jus wondering, how do u deal / clean your cage?

hmm, overall, i still think flat bottom cage is much better/ easier/ faster to clean than cage with pull out tray/ non slip mat. anyone any tots?

[Hobbes]

I think your cage with the pull out tray is smelly cos most of the time you use newspapers rather than cat litter? Cat litter (BC, B2N) absorbs odour rather well and my setup does not smell. Maybe you can try putting litter in the tray?

I think even for flat bottom cages with litter, the pigs will still have their fav spot to poo/pee on.

A cage with tray/mats is definitely more troublesome cos there are more components to clean. But I dun really mind cos it keeps my pigs dry. Yup. As I mentioned before, my setup used to be flat bottom with litter.

But my younger pig likes to lie on her own pee, and developed a fungal infection. I was advised by the vet to keep her dry to avoid fungus. So far, my current setup is working fine. Her fungus has cleared up! Alright! :D But it took quite long. About 3-4 weeks with medication.

[June20]

ya i agree. so i lined the pull out tray with newspapers and cat litter? shld be much better now.

[Hobbes]

now got offer for 6litres buy 1 get 1 free ma... i go buy cos overrall is just 41.40 for 72 litres...

Hi Bearies,

Is this offer from the classifieds in the papers? Can give me the details? My papers got thrown away...

[prodigy]

its frm online petshops.... i also want!!!