[Gpdd] [HEALTH] <RE: Piggies eating litter>

[BARRINGER JAMIE MAE]

I have several piggies who love the taste and texture of towels, and one
who is a paper connoisseuer. I gave up on traditional bedding- too
expensive. Instead I bought a $5 bale of grass hay from a local farmer
outside Boulder, CO. I use the hay as bedding, over a layer of newspapers
with a towel under the whole thing. I can roll up the paper with the wet
or dirty hay and throw out or compost the lot, and the towel dries quickly
enough once the paper is removed. The piggies seem to like the system,
though they still sample any exposed paper and towels they find. I also
have a few different types of clean paper for the paper eating pig.

-Jamie B and the Kids

On Thu, 5 Aug 2004, Renee Roszkowski wrote:

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> Aspen bedding can cause blockage, but only if eaten in large amounts. My
> piggies frequently eat a piece or two of their litter when I change the
> cage. They have never had any problems. I would be more worried about
> fleece and towels. They can ingest the fibers and those are more likely
> to cause a blockage or digestive problems. I know my Mary will pull at
> towels and eat them if she can get to them. I would be more worried
> about eating fleece or towel fibers than a piece of aspen bedding here
> or there. I would only worry about the aspen bedding if they are eating
> large quantities of it. Lots of hay available in the cage should help to
> minimize the amount of bedding eaten.
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> Renee and the boys and girls
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