Fleece or shavings?

[AAxJosh]

Which is better, I figured fleece would be better because you don't have continually buy more and more bedding. But I wasn't really sure. Any information would be awesome! Thanks

 

[Tagna]

Some people love fleece liners, others love bedding.

It's all personal preference. I use aspen and am happy with that.

 

[cindyv3737]

It's all up to you. I've used both and prefer pine bedding. Shelly also will pee anywhere she feels like going when there is fleece lining her cage.

 

[oxchincerelyxo]

I tried fleece for a while, and went back shavings. For me, I don't do enough laundry to keep with the rotation of the liners. I have 4 chinchillas too so if I waited till laundry day, they would smell pretty badly like pee. I tried using a litter box with shavings in addition to the liners, which worked for a while. But then one day I woke up and the chins decided as a whole to only pee outside of their litter-so back to shavings I went hahaha

it is cheaper in the long run, but only worth it, in my opinion, if it's also as easy.

let us know what u pick!
:wink2:

 

[cindyv3737]

But then one day I woke up and the chins decided as a whole to only pee outside of their litter-so back to shavings I went hahaha

Mine once held onto her litter box while peeing on her fleece. She did this right after I put a clean liner fresh out of the dryer in her cage. :neener: That was the last day she had liners in her cage.

 

[starleomach]

I tried fleece. I went back to shavings. Messier but I really prefered them

 

[AAxJosh]

I think I'm going to try the fleece. My grandmas very much into dewingso if I can get her to make about 4 or 5 of these liners I think I should be ok.
Should I change out the liners every day or should I do it every other day or what?

 

[fanofdmb84]

I have fleece...I can't stand shavings all over so fleece is wonderful for me. I only have one chin per fleece (one on top and one on bottom) so they don't get too stinky. I usually change them out twice a week. If I had two or more chins per fleece, I'd have to do it every other day I'm sure.

 

[Jenn]

I prefer fleece over shavings. The shavings just made too much of a mess. My chin is litter trained so she doesn't have any accidents on the fleece. If she did, I might go with the shavings instead. It's a personal choice, use what works best for you.

 

[AAxJosh]

How hard is it to little train a chinchilla?

 

[Pokei]

For me its fleece hands down. I find it's easier to clean and less of a mess....especially with carpet flooring. I've got enough liners and hammocks to have a load of chin stuff every few days. Also scooping out soiled hay and poop in the cage is easy with a small brush and pan. Unfortunately, I find you need to wash the liners twice....or else they are still smelly!

To answer your question, I change the liners every 2-3 days-you'll be able to tell if you need to change it.

Hope it works out!

 

[menagerie]

I prefer aspen shavings to fleece. With 31 chins it gets way too stinky on fleece, plus the amount of laundry would be crazy. I do put sick or injured chins on fleece until they are better because it's easier to monitor poop and pee.

 

[Jenn]

How hard is it to little train a chinchilla?

do you mean litter train? Some chins won't train at all, I got lucky. My chin would typically use one corner of her cage to go potty in her aspen bedding at that time. I put a litter pan in that corner, with some of the soiled bedding in it. I then blocked off other corners with toys and stuff so she couldn't find a new pee spot. She got the idea right away.

 

[lulu4au]

So i had bedding and it was sooo messy that I hated and now I have fleece liners and love them! Plus the cost of bedding and with liners all you have to do is throw it in the washer. But if I was you I would try them both and see which is better for you. Also if you need a website where you can buy liners tell me or a website that tells you how to make liners.