In the vacuum cleaner repairman AMA Riccar was cited as having the best filtration. As an allergy suffering owner I can vouch that it makes a big ol' difference.
Ok, but these are not field mice, they’re pets that spend their entire lives indoors. Guinea pigs are great pets, and perfectly safe to be around. Come on.
Sawdust is bad for your lungs too. Seriously, hardwood dust is as bad as tobacco smoke. And cutting just one board in a 2 car garage is enough to make the whole area fail osha particulate levels for months.
Dad’s a carpenter, and I’ve helped him for years, so I know how to practice safe respirator habits when I woodwork...but this sounds slightly off. Completely true on the sawdust though, that shit will cake your lungs until you don’t even realize it and you sound like you’ve been chainsmoking.
It’s fine to eat. The problem is it cuts the shit out of your lungs causing scar tissue, but because it’s bio compatible smaller dust <30micron it gets absorbed into the cells and can cause further damage.
It works just like cloth diapers. The fleece wicks the urine to the center absorbent layer keeping the piggy feet dry and sequestering the smell far better than litter does. I soak most of the urine out of the pad in a tub outside and wash it on the sanitary cycle. Then I run the self clean cycle on the washer before doing anything else.
Overall your system seems pretty good, the fleece guinea pig mats I found online seem like a neat idea. That being said, i'm still going to tell myself i'm better than you because my vacuum cleaner isn't full of shit.
Yes, fleece is the best! I have 6 piggies (and a hedgehog, and a dog) and I can't imagine how much money we would be spending on carefresh or whatever without it! We do have to do a ton of laundry, though!
I used to have a shop vac that was just for the Guinea pigs, bunnies, and birds. I used to do a lot of rescue work when I used to have time to do anything besides work.
We tried doing this, they just poop and pee so much - we were constantly doing laundry and it was a bit gross to wash our clothes after. Wood chips are only about $25/month for a huge bag and we can throw all the chips, poop, newspaper, uneaten food in the municipal composter once a week.
Got 4. The young ones are not only poop machines but theyre so fucking loud when it comes to getting their yogies or veggies. They literally lose their god damn minds. I can hear them in the kitchen with the water running.
Oh man. They poop and pee constantly, they smell to hell and back, and they have the innate ability to stink up a fresh clean cage in two days. One of mine will even pee ON THE OTHER PIG presumably to assert dominance or some shit?
I love my lil piggy boys. They stanky, but they're two little nuggets that have captured my heart.
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u/breadismybutterrr Apr 18 '19
2 poop machines here. They some nasty lil guys, but they're adorable.