Show Your Fleece!
I'm thinking about going back to fleece when I move into my new house next month. I like the idea of having a kitchen with wood chips and a hay bin. I'm hoping that would help keep the fleece smelling fresher.
I just need to figure out how to keep Nina from burrowing. I was thinking about buying some type of metal rods from the hardware store. Then, sewing casings around the edges of the fleece that i could slide the rods into. Hopefully they'd be heavy enough to hold it down. Has anyone experimented with something like this? I've done rocks and bricks, but she is seriously crazy and finds a way to move them.
I just need to figure out how to keep Nina from burrowing. I was thinking about buying some type of metal rods from the hardware store. Then, sewing casings around the edges of the fleece that i could slide the rods into. Hopefully they'd be heavy enough to hold it down. Has anyone experimented with something like this? I've done rocks and bricks, but she is seriously crazy and finds a way to move them.
- camende
- Supporter 08-09 & 11-13
I would say I think they spend most of their time in the fleece area. However, I have 1 or 2 that will plop down and sleep in the kitchen area.Do those of you with a kitchen area find the pigs spending more time there than the other section?
Every day is different. Today, for instance, all the piggies were gathered in one end of the cage. Two piggies were in cozies 3 others were stretched out behind and next to the cozies. And, the last one was sleeping on the hay.
When I use fleece I have 3-4 layers:
*First layer is a crib pad. I find it works wonders compared to puppy pads, PLUS it's machine washable, so much less waste. Keep in mind this is the flat sheet, not the fitted one.
*Second layer is either 1 beach towel, or 2 overlapping bath towels.
*Third layer is the fleece.
To hold it in place: I push the excess fleece down in between the cubes and the cage base (I have a wood base), then clip the fleece to the cubes every 6-8" along the side, and at the corners, then in the middle of the ends. For this I use binder clips (I think some of you know them as bull dog clips) that I found at the Dollar Store...12 clips for $1!
*First layer is a crib pad. I find it works wonders compared to puppy pads, PLUS it's machine washable, so much less waste. Keep in mind this is the flat sheet, not the fitted one.
*Second layer is either 1 beach towel, or 2 overlapping bath towels.
*Third layer is the fleece.
To hold it in place: I push the excess fleece down in between the cubes and the cage base (I have a wood base), then clip the fleece to the cubes every 6-8" along the side, and at the corners, then in the middle of the ends. For this I use binder clips (I think some of you know them as bull dog clips) that I found at the Dollar Store...12 clips for $1!