Reddit reviews Medline Softnit 300 Washable Underpads, Pack of 4 Large Bed Pads, 34" x 36", For use as incontinence bed pads, reusable pet pads, great for dogs, cats, and bunny

Washable bedding for the piggy enclosure:

-Bottom layer: bed liner pads, there are dozens of different size options available on amazon, so you can find ones that will fit your enclosure dimensions.

-Middle layer: Moisture wicking "sheepette" faux wool. Soft and provides a thick, dry layer between the piggies and the urine absorbing bed liner pad. Easy to cut to size.

-Top layer: regular fleece fabric (if you buy new fleece, wash in hot water with unscented detergent and some Borox powder, this helps remove any moisture repelling chemicals on the surface of the fabric that will prevent urine from quickly absorbing). I get the plain fleece blankets that come in a roll from ikea, they're large and inexpensive, you can cut them to the sizes you need. Or if you want to get fancy you can go to a craft store that sells fabric.

I put my 3 layers in the enclosure, then take the top fleece layer and tuck it in on all sides so the piggies don't lift up the fleece to hide underneath it.

Feed good food. I feed my piggies Sherwood pellets, and i order hay from Small Pet Select. The bigger the box/bag you order, the more money you save. Also, NEVER buy hay at petco or petsmart. Their prices are OUTRAGEOUS. 20$ for 5lbs of oxbow, insane! I pay 72$ for a 60lb box of hay from Small Pet Select (i have quite a few pigs lol need a lot of hay). If i bought hay from petco, 60lbs would cost me like 240$.

Feed healthy veggies every day. Fruit should be a RARE treat. I only give my pigs a little bit of fruit once every 2-3 weeks. Fruit is just natures candy, its not really healthy, its a special treat and should not be a part of a guinea pigs regular diet. Raspberry is one of the lowest sugar fruits so its a good choice for the occasional treat.
Always rinse veggies well before feeding. Red/orange/yellow bell peppers are extremely high in vitamin c so they are fantastic as part of a daily piggy salad. Other good veggies are green leaf, red leaf and romaine lettuce, celery, cucumber, escarole (aka curly endive). Fresh herbs in moderation bc they have high calcium contents. I never give my pigs things like kale, spinach or broccoli, too much calcium and oxalates. Carrots have quite a bit of sugar (not as much as fruit though) so i only give a little carrot 2x per week.

I give my piggies a Sherwood joint support tablet daily to help prevent arthritis bc guinea pigs are extremely prone to developing arthritis in their knees (my vet told me most pigs have significant arthritis in the knees by age 4 and it is certainly not comfortable).

Last thing i can think of that i think its important for piggy owners to know is that piggies are very sensitive to sound, they don't like loud TV/music/etc. I leave classical music on a low volume for my piggies on a radio or streaming from my computer (WQXR and KUSC are great classical stations you can stream online or on those smart speaker devices a lot of people are getting these days). Its nice for them to have something pretty and soothing to listen to, makes their living environment more interesting.

Guinealynx.org is a very good resource for piggy info.

I bathe my piggies once per year, using Gorgeous Guineas shampoo. Its an adorable little company and they sell affordable shampoo, even some in very small bottles so those with just 2 piggies dont need to spend money on big bottles theyll never get close to finishing off.

I have no help aside what you can do to keep your bed dry. I’m a Caregiver and we use these, and they can handle you peeing all night on them and won’t soak through. Disposable pads are noisy and uncomfortable IMO

Medline Softnit 300 Washable Underpads, Pack of 4 Large Bed Pads, 34" x 36", For use as incontinence bed pads, reusable pet pads, great for dogs, cats, and bunny https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000FED594/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_PhHYDbPPFSP5F

This guy fucks. The real LPT is always in the comments.
Also, these are great so there's no wet spot after

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We switched to these

We switched to these immediately as she started to rip them up instead, we used potty pads until our 12 week started ripping them up. Then we switched to the hospital blankets. She can't rip them up and they are easily washed in the washing machine.

Reusable chucks pads

Another style

Or, you can get the disposable style and just toss them (but they are crinkly and might not stay where you put them as well)

Just keep them by the bed and you can be just as spontaneous as ever, only have a better chance at a dry bed to sleep in afterwards (much better fluid blocking than a towel).

Amazon sell these awesome reusable washable pads. They're huge and really durable. Highly recommended. I also like the grass/sod in the kiddie pool idea. Could even lay grass on top of these reusable pads too.

Medline Softnit 300 Washable Underpads, Pack of 4 Large Bed Pads, 34" x 36", For use as incontinence bed pads, reusable pet pads, great for dogs, cats, and bunny https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000FED594/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_UYpCDbK1P3KW5

This one saw us through a year of bedsharing, and was comfortable and not at all crinkly / noisy: https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B003PWNH4Q/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1

We also got some of these pads which I put under the spot where my daughter normally slept; I could change them out on the spot after a diaper blowout or huge spit up, without changing all the sheets: https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B000FED594/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Amazon - HERE Not sure if these are the best price/deal for this type of use, but they're very sturdy.

They were blue.

I ended up switching to reusable incontinence pads for humans that could be washed in the washing machine as disposables were too costly in the end.

I moved and it's better/safer to take him outside more often so we don't use anything like that anymore, though.

Edit: These are the human version I'd switched to.

Edit 2: I also had switched to the human ones because I sometimes feed messy food/treats and it made it easier for him to have a dedicated place to eat it on. So a couple were dedicated only for potty and the rest for other stuff. Worked really well for us.

I know you probably can’t use amazon but here is what a chuck is disposable and washable. The washable ones seem to last a bit over a year and a half, but would probably last much longer if they were air dried. They make it easy to lift someone to slide them up the bed, but the disposable can’t be used that way.

Get the pink not the green ones.

Green ones became permeable after 2-3 washes, pink ones didn't

http://www.amazon.com/Sofnit-Washable-Underpad-34x36-Pack/dp/B000FED594/ref=pd_sbs_hpc_2?ie=UTF8&refRID=0ERKRK2B5TM89EG9K0VB

Buy a stack of these and have fun.

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I bought these for the same reason, they have lasted me for 4 years and going strong.

Are you looking for something to cover the bed when you're not in it? I had a queen size bed, and I used a king sized water proof fitted sheet to cover the bed when I wasn't in it.

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Do your dogs stay in one spot on the bed? There are tons of fabric pads that you could use. A lot of people use them for medical reasons. Like this or this (much bigger).

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I also found this site, Or this site has a flat sheet. I can't speak to their quality, as I haven't used either brands before.