What are you lining your cages with?

[Pinkstiletto66]

Which is more economical? I see people using newspapers, cardboard, doggie pads, and I believe Ive seen Guinea pig like pellets. What are you using?

 

[Rio Mom]

I use newspapers

 

[osnyder]

I use The New York Times from a couple days ago.

I was told it's best to use paper as opposed to any kind of shredded or loose material by the bird store folks where I get Geordi groomed; less chance of bacteria growth.

 

[nofearengineer]

I use newspaper, though I suppose I could use just about anything, as Bitty's cage is designed such that the newspaper can't be reached (it's below the bottom grate).

 

[c3honey84]

I used newspaper, because I think of it as a form of recycling!

 

[brianlinkles]

Newspaper! The ink inhibits the growth of bacteria, and it's cheap!

 

[oled]

I also use newspaper, i cange every morning so we have to read it in the cage lol

 

[usamimi]

I use puppy pads. I have them around for my dogs so I use the emergency stash (the teeny ones) for the cage.

 

[IcyWolf]

I was using newspaper in all of the cages, then I started using aspen bedding in the budgie cages. Last week I started to get low on newspaper and I asked my other half to try and bring some home from work and he came home with a giant roll of white paper. I cleaned cages last night and I had to cut the paper to fit the cage pans, which was kind of a PITA, but it is pretty thick paper, and I kind of like the way it looks in the cages. Since it's flat white, it looks a little cleaner than the newspaper did. I also removed the grates out of the budgie cages and gave them new aspen. I only took the grate out because it didn't seem to really serve a purpose other than to make something else I have to scrub. The trays in the budgie cages are so thin that, if they wanted to, I'm sure the budgies could reach stuff in it even with the grate. I make sure to scoop the bedding daily so it's always clean, and I figured it would give them something nice to sit on if they want to.

 

[ketchingup]

I use newspaper, especially the front page section since it's rare that there's any good news on that page. My winged friends then provide their editorial comments on top of it.

 

[BirdieNumNum]

Newspaper! The ink inhibits the growth of bacteria, and it's cheap!

I have been using packing paper; it's just like newspaper but it has no ink. I thought the ink might be toxic or my birds might get black tails, but thanks Brian for telling me this!! I'm probably going to start using newspaper from now on .

 

[Pinkbullets]

Any liberal-leaning publication!!

Haha :42:

No, but we typically use paper towels or leftover newspaper.

 

[Tswift]

I use newspaper as well. My parents just keep the newspapers after they read them and dump them off at my place I have stacks of them! Free and economical

 

[ftlaudmom]

I use Chux bedliners - have tons laying around from my mom so I just change to a new one everyday - clean and fits the bottom of the cage perfectly

 

[Amber]

Newspaper, with the grate over the top. Otherwise it gets shredded and once I suspect some may have been eaten.