How to Clean a Guinea Pig's Fleece Bedding

Remove feces and food debris., Place loose hay in a single corner., Use a curry comb to remove loose hair., Shake out the fleece to remove remaining debris.

4 Steps 1 min read Easy

Step-by-Step Guide

  1. Step 1: Remove feces and food debris.

    At the end of each day, remove any loose stools or food you see on the bedding.

    You can use a plastic scoop, a small vacuum, or a small broom and dust pan.

    Pick up anything off the bedding that you can easily see., Hay often because strewn all over the floor of a guinea pig's cage.

    Hay can sometimes get onto fleece bedding.

    If you notice any hay on the bedding, pick it up and set it in a single corner., Curry combs are small rubber combs used to groom horses.

    Curry combs are also excellent tools for removing hair from fleece bedding.

    You can purchase a curry comb online.

    Simply run it over the bedding a few times after removing hay, pieces of food, and feces from the bedding.

    This should dislodge a lot of the trapped hair., Remove the fleece bedding from the cage.

    Give it a few good shakes.

    This will get rid of any lingering dust or debris you missed.Shake the bedding over a sink or outside to avoid getting your home dirty.
  2. Step 2: Place loose hay in a single corner.

  3. Step 3: Use a curry comb to remove loose hair.

  4. Step 4: Shake out the fleece to remove remaining debris.

Detailed Guide

At the end of each day, remove any loose stools or food you see on the bedding.

You can use a plastic scoop, a small vacuum, or a small broom and dust pan.

Pick up anything off the bedding that you can easily see., Hay often because strewn all over the floor of a guinea pig's cage.

Hay can sometimes get onto fleece bedding.

If you notice any hay on the bedding, pick it up and set it in a single corner., Curry combs are small rubber combs used to groom horses.

Curry combs are also excellent tools for removing hair from fleece bedding.

You can purchase a curry comb online.

Simply run it over the bedding a few times after removing hay, pieces of food, and feces from the bedding.

This should dislodge a lot of the trapped hair., Remove the fleece bedding from the cage.

Give it a few good shakes.

This will get rid of any lingering dust or debris you missed.Shake the bedding over a sink or outside to avoid getting your home dirty.

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