Dog Health Questions: Can I use dog training pads for my hedgehogs cage?

I was wondering What the best type of bedding is for a hedgehog, and what would be the easyest to clean? Help please!!!!!

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u can use the dog training pads as a bottom layer then cover it with bedding. This will ensure easy cleanup and preserve whatever cage you are using (as it wont be exposed to acidic urine) carefresh, is a good all safe paper bedding. There is little risk with carefresh bedding as there can be more risks with wood chips, corn cob, pine shavings, or pellets)

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• Towels are not good for hedgehogs as their toenails can get caught in the loops. Fleece is the best material. It is cheap, easy to clean/wash, and all you need to do it cut and sew it to the size of your cage bottom. Shavings are also good, but make sure they are not cedar. Many people use kiln dried pine or aspen shavings. There are other products such as Care-fresh bedding and yesterday's news, but you need to watch as your hedgehog may try and eat it, which would cause a blockage.


• I have a hedgie and I went through everything in the beginning. I tried paper shreds, fiber stuff, wood chips/ shavings, they all sucked, way mess. I switched to a plain old towel to line the bottom and litter box trained my hedgie. Works great. soaks up anything that she might not make to the litter box for and adds a layer of warmth to my hedgie's hut.


• The best fir the hedgehog is probably hay, wood chips, or rabbit bedding. The easiest to clean is the dog training pads.