Guinea Pig Cage Cleaning

[Animal45Lover]

i cant stand the smell of their cage...................it needs to be cleaned everyday..

[ilovescottymyhorse]

what bedding do u put on top of the newspaper

[Burlapin]

@ilovescottymyhorse Carefresh Bedding. It's a recycled newspaper composite; soft and absorbent. :D

[Xxstylishx]

i put 7 layers of newspaper down everytime i clean out mi piggies cages and its really gudd

[200catss]

if u put newspaper in the cage how long will it last?

[Burlapin]

@200catss Depends on how many pigs you have, and how much room there is! Less room means less space for wastes to go... My cage needs cleaning around once a week, though I put more bedding in sometimes and do it in two weeks.

[Burlapin]

Pet supply stores carry guinea pig food and bedding. The cage stuff can be bought at home hardware stores... read the other comments, you may find them helpful.

[PeasAndRice321]

Where did you find all these materials for the cage , hay, supplement foods and shavigs?

[Cidercutie]

i need to make a cage for my guinea pig instead of buying a cage

[nanipupule95]

u should use fleece blankets it is easier and quicker to clean

[nelithecomdy11]

How many times do u clean ur cage?

[Burlapin]

Once a week.

[Smartiejes100]

wat is ur ramp made of?

[Burlapin]

Fiddlesticks. They're just sticks held together by a couple of wires inside them; very bendy, very useful. Wood. Great for making places to pigs to hide, too!

[Burlapin]

Sorry, above I said they were Critter Sticks; now I'm not sure which. You can find them in pet supply stores though, whatever they're calling them. :)

[THSGunieapiglover808]

That's weird. Before, I would use reclcyed bedding called crittercare and it was junk because, it got all stuck or unuseable if they peed on it, and it would keep the smell. :( So I switched to pine shavings, which is still good because it is klin dried.☺

[bamboozle1o1]

you should prolly wipe the cage down with some soap and water and a sponge. :)

nice cage though. and does anyone know where you can find those little brush thingy's people use to weep out the cage? i really need one of those.

[wiseoldowlsayhoo]

that was a dirty cage...

[djSllavi]

thanks for sharing your experiance with cleaning !!!

[Akyy1994]

I would like to know,if I put like you,some kind ofcarpet on the ground will they pee on it?

[Burlapin]

No, they do not differentiate between surfaces to pee on in their cage. The only time I've seen them preferentially use a space is when they are out of their cage, they will pee on paper rather than the carpet of my apartment.

[GuineaPiggie243]

What are the cage measurements?

[Burlapin]

The bottom is 40'' by 20'' (6.5'' deep).

Thanks for watching!

[ilovea4eva]

omg i love ur cage!!

[MzDutchDoll]

I use a brand of kitty litter pellets for my guinea pig's bed. it's really good because there's not smell whatsoever, it makes it very easy to clean and it's safe for my guinea pig.

[puppysmurf]

ThATS SOOOO COOL!!!!

[AnimalHugs]

what no gloves?

[lilbeatch]

you dont need gloves unless youre a mank and dont wash your hands!

[Careyjonz95]

Some people don't like to touch dirty animal bedding. I know I don't.

[lilbeatch]

use a scoop :D

[Careyjonz95]

Or you coul just use gloves, because its hard to roll up newsprint with a scoop.

[taytayj16]

how many times should it be cleaned?

[s2who]

whoa i got tired just watching....johnny dawg says hi !

[mooncheez]

what kind of material did you use for the floor? you rolled it up and I have been looking for a substitute for wood shavings which create harmfull dust that the guinea pigs might not like.

[ownedbyfuzzys]

The pan kind of thing is "coroplast", kinda like lino, then newspaper then a recycled composite bedding. Easy, odour effective and cheap!

Nice cage :)

[mooncheez]

cheers

[catzeye21138]

Good for you for touching the diry bedding! Haha, I'd never have done that barehanded.

[lccfootball77]

germ freak. -just kiddin!

[BabyTheGuineaPig]

it takes me FOREVER just to clean my guinea pig's cage. like 30 minutes! and mine doesn't have levels...

[Raerauntha]

how did u make the ramp and 2nd floor?

[Burlapin]

I used two sets of Fiddle Sticks. They're just a bunch of sticks with a couple of wires going through them, so you can bend and mould them however you like. And they're safe to chew. Great stuff!

I do cover them with towels though, otherwise my pig's claws get stuck.  Keep an eye out for that!

[sway1998]

wait!what do i do???????

[AlsPiggies]

Nice job. :) I would recommend scrubbing the coroplast with a 1/2 water 1/2 vinegar mixture to kill bacteria from all the wet CareFresh.

[Guineapiglover230]

Wher could i get a C&C Cubes and Coroplast cage for cheap?

[boge101]

They sell em on cavycages site. They still cost some money but waayyy cheaper than if you managed to find a store cage that price.

[boge101]

Wait, for the same size. Not price.

[kevz2008]

so that's about 5-10 min? nice

[Stagekid288]

Try recycled paper pellets or recycled wood pellets... they tend to last for weeks at a time without stinking. I've learned that aspen is not to pleasent when dirtyaand can tent to smell like tabacco smoke when used

[Burlapin]

That is true! I tried them, but I found them to be way too heavy to be practical (I rely on the bus to transport it, and 50lbs is just too much! Though, the cost is very cheap...) I'll stick to the recycled paper clumps (Care Fresh). Thanks for commenting!

[seryhon]

i use lysol whipes to clean the bottom of the plastic 3 ft cage before i put new aspen in.

[Careyjonz95]

I wouldn't use Lysol wipes. The smell is really strong and causes respiratory irritation. Use a 50/50 blend of vinegar and water to clean away bacteria and remove odor.

[danakscully64]

That's awesome! I made a C&C cage for my rabbit and cleanup is a breeze since the Coroplast just wipes clean. My rabbit is litter box trained, so that cuts cleaning tremendously! If I ever get another guinea pig, which I hope to, I'm using your idea with the newspaper :)

[movimaker45]

that was very edumacashanel

[amygeezz]

If only we could really do it that fast!! I like your set up!!

[seojangone]

힘들겠다..

[astrantia2k]

Yetihead23, are you in the UK? You can get the 'critter sticks' in pets at home stores.

[astrantia2k]

Do you find the newspaper leaves print marks on the correx (from the pee getting it wet)? If not I'm thinking of doing the same thing.

[Burlapin]

Um, at first it did, but the stuff was bound to get sullied eventually... The tray has stayed pretty white though! It's well worth it to be able to roll all the bedding up for cleaning, such a time saver.

Thanks for watching!

[astrantia2k]

Ah ok, fair enough. Thanks for replying :-)

[chimychan]

no, thank you for replying, and posting the vid

[chimychan]

How long does it take you to clean your cage?

[Burlapin]

About half an hour start to finish if I hurry, about 45 minutes at a leisurely pace. Thanks for watching!

[florifanay]

someone knows how do u say cloroplast in spanish?

[blasfemobullet]

suena como Cloroplasto, pero pregunta en la tienda de animales por plastico contra olores

[Yetihead23]

sorry to ask so much but ive been looking for like 5 days, where did you buy the critter stick bridge? thanks, your so much help!

[Yetihead23]

i meant ask you so much. thanks for answering my question!

[Yetihead23]

oh and what are those stairs made out of? sorry to you so much.

[Burlapin]

No worries! They are "Critter Sticks", the large size (bridge)... Essentially they are a bunch or sticks with a couple of wires inside binding them together. They're bendable, chewable, and really great to make ramps and hiding places out of.

[Yetihead23]

I've been looking for like 7 days, where did you buy the critter stick bridge? thanks oh and the message i post a few days ago isn't coming up on my computer but if you see it I'm sorry, Thanks.

[Yetihead23]

dumb question, but where can i purchase fleece? sorry to bother you.

[Burlapin]

Any fabric store will have it. As an alternat, you could get a fleece "throw" from ikea or london drugs and cut it to size!

[masterstghm]

I love cleaning the fleece so much better. I hate when we go on vacation and so I hire a friend to come over and feed my pigs and I have to put in paper bedding so that my friend wouldn't have to sweep poop.

[zookeeper20]

where usually can u find Coroplast?

[Burlapin]

I went to a RONA centre... anywhere that has sheet plywood and building supplies would have it. I phoned around a lot... if there's no place like that near you, phone sign-making companies, as they use coroplast for their signs (though the one I phoned was WAY more expensive than RONA). :)

[bedforddrive]

Also, you know those big COKE and Pepsi signs you see outside gas stations? they are made from the same thing, ask around, someone will have old signs they are just throwing away.

[happypotroast]

this video is way more exciting than ur confessions of a guinea pig owner video.

super speed!!! how is it possible...

I guess u just have skills

Rachel

[MistyWaterWoman]

Cool cage! I use as layer of mattress padding sewn to a layer of fleece as bedding; pull it up, shake it out, sweep up the debris, lay down a new one. Viola!