This past December (December 15 to be exact) I got my daughter two male guinea pigs.
Their names are Yuuto (chinchilla grey) and Mareo (white). Throughout my life, I’ve had guinea pigs, so guinea pig care isn’t new to me, however, I must admit these guinea pigs have it great.
To reduce the headache of cleaning their cage (and expense) with disposable bedding I sewed their bedding using fleece and Uhaul furniture pad (which is made of 100% recycled denim and serves as the absorbent layer.
My daughter swaps out their liner daily, sometimes she misses a day but that doesn’t happen too often.
The bulk of the guinea pig care is done by her, of course, I pay for their food and will pay for their vet bills, however, everything else is mainly her. I get to enjoy their cute antics. Thus far, I’ve made five fleece absorbent liners for their C&C cage, and I plan to make a few more.
Bella, our BichonPoo kept sitting on their cage liners as they were being made, and so I sewed a blanket for her doggie bed. Since she likes burrowing under blankets, I made it extra large.