Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I've been using my GuineaDad 2.0 fleece liners for about a month now, and I'm very impressed. I've tried paper bedding, puppy pads, fleece blankets with Uhaul furniture blankets underneath, and all of them had some terrible flaw. Paper bedding is very wasteful and expensive and not particularly easy to keep clean. Puppy pads are extremely dangerous since guinea pigs love to chew them and end up with impactions. Fleece blankets and furniture pads have to be cut to fit the cage (otherwise you have to deal with a lumpy, misshapen folded blanket), they may not be absorbent if not prepared correctly, and vacuums suck up the fleece. It took some courage to take the plunge with GuineaDad, since it is a significant financial investment upfront, but it is so worth it. The liners are designed to fit my Midwest cage; they're a little bit bigger, to allow for possible shrinkage from washing/drying, which I appreciate. As soon as you take the liner out of the box you can tell that it's a well made, high quality product. The liners are so thick and plush, perfect for delicate little pig feet, with a waterproof bottom to keep urine from soaking through and soiling the cage itself. One end of the liner has a fleece pocket for pigs to burrow under, which brings me to another point: My pigs don't burrow under these blankets! When I used regular fleece blankets, the pigs would always tunnel underneath, push them all over the place, and leave a big poopy mess. The combination of the fleece pocket, the thickness and heaviness of the liner, and the way it fits the cage perfectly and sits flush without gaps means that pigs are much less inclined to burrow. The fleece pocket is prone to getting sucked up by vacuums, but it's easy to just lift the end of the blanket up and shake or brush debris onto the quilted part, where you can easily vacuum it up. If your pigs aren't interested in the pocket then you can also just fold it inside out so that it sits underneath the waterproof liner and reveals the quilted part underneath. The heaviness of the quilted liner means you'll have no issue going over it with a cordless vacuum, which makes cleanup incredibly easy. Smell is non-existent with these. They are super absorbent and wick urine down inside the liner; I've never noticed any wet spots. If you have older or sickly pigs who absolutely need to be dry, these would be perfect. I have three guinea pigs, in two Midwest cages. I have two sets of two GuineaDad liners so that I will always have a clean set waiting at any time; instead of having to wait for them to be washed, I can just take the dirty one out, pop a clean one in, and do the laundry at my leisure. I pick up their poop by hand every day, multiple times a day, and clean up food debris with a tiny broom/dust pan set and a cordless vacuum as needed. I machine wash and dry the GuineaDad liners once a week. It's that simple. No other bedding option has been this easy to manage, and it's fantastic not having the ongoing costs of disposable bedding. As far as negatives, I will say that I don't like having to wash them in cold water to avoid shrinkage. As you probably know, guinea pig bedding has the potential to get absolutely disgusting if daily spot cleanings aren't done, and it's instinctive to want to throw the bedding in the washer with very hot water and a cup full of bleach. With cold water, sometimes there can be stuck-on bits of boar glue or other mysterious substances left on the blanket after washing, so it's worth checking the blanket over beforehand and pre-treating with stain remover or just giving the spots a quick scrub with laundry detergent before putting them in the machine. If they ever come out with a GuineaDad liner that can be washed in hot water and bleach, I will find some way to give it 6 stars. But for the most part it's not really an issue to wash them in cold water, and they dry just fine on the low setting too (though I think I will start air-drying mine to protect my investment here). So far, after almost a month of usage and several washings, my liners are not showing any wear. I will update this review if any issues arise. I am not a shill, and I paid full price for all four of the liners I purchased so my review is absolutely not biased. I have really struggled with keeping my cages clean in the past and dealing with bedding options that just didn't work. These liners make it so much easier, and you can tell that they were designed by someone who actually owns guinea pigs and knows exactly what we need from our bedding. Seeing how happy my pigs are in a neat, tidy, clean, dry, and smell-free cage is worth every single penny I paid for my GuineaDad liners.