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Post by wheekwheek on May 19, 2004 19:53:42 GMT 7
Guys, I recall last time some ppl posted saying when they were clearing their cage, they found their BC got stuck together with some whitish stuff. I think I know what you all mean now. I never got this before & today is the first time I saw it, at certain parts of the cage, the bottom layer of the bedding became a bit hard & I had to pry it out with my fingers. It was like the BC had fused together into blocks. Part of it had gone mouldy. Here are some pics I took: upload.image4free.com/Img_0068.jpgupload.image4free.com/Img_0069.jpgI've written in to BC's manufacturer so let's wait & see what they say could be the cause. |
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mochi
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Post by mochi on May 20, 2004 11:18:56 GMT 7
looks like your breeder's choice is being clumped together by the mould .. my cavies' poo will clump together like that but this is the first time i've seen breeder's choice do that .. maybe its the hot hot weather tat causes this ...  wheak .. do tell us breeder's choice reply hor ..  |
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Post by wheekwheek on May 20, 2004 13:51:58 GMT 7
Its not the mould 'cos mould is dry & doesn't have the ability to cause pellets to stick together. BTW there are 2 ppl here with similar nicks. I'm wheekwheek (formerly called wheek before I lost the darn password). Wheak is another person.
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Post by Joyce on May 21, 2004 23:38:49 GMT 7
mmm, actually when bc gets very wet, it expands a little and will break up a little. so it can get kind of dusty after it dries up after that. . I think when these dusty particles get wet again with their pee, they then clump together again into one big piece like that.. dunno if it makes sense, but that's what I think happens..
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Post by wheekwheek on May 22, 2004 11:19:17 GMT 7
Ok, the local distributor has replied & according to him, this clumping could be 'cos the cavies walk all over the pellets before the pellets have a chance to dry & therefore they are "mushed" together & after a few days, it ends up like that.
I can't remember who was the one who last time said she had "mushrooms" growing in her BC, but anyway, this is what they had to say about it:
As regards the experience of "mushrooms" growing out of the litter, we have witnessed this happening before, but only when the litter are not change over an extended period of time and become an ideal ground for fungi to grow.
As BC is treated at high temperature during production, it is unlikely to be a source. These fungi spores are mainly from the air or the food. Likewise, if other organic material are treated in the same manner (kept moist, with waste as fertilizer) , fungi will also grow on them, eg, wood chip, wood pellets, shredded newspaper, etc). The litter should be changed way before this can happen.
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Post by zhuzhu07 on May 26, 2004 16:37:16 GMT 7
maybe the quality of my BC is not so good?? but hor tis thing happens leh.. now i realise the bedding gets very wet juz after 2 days... the clumping part.. maybe the weather hot??
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Post by Joyce on May 26, 2004 22:44:35 GMT 7
zhuzhu, think the bedding gets wetter cos the pigs are drinking more water due to the warm weather, thus more pee? Do you notice them drinking a lot more water than usual?
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Post by zhuzhu07 on May 27, 2004 6:43:49 GMT 7
its the usual 600cc per day unless my mum tops up more water while i'm at work.. i do put in a cube of ice in the bottle to cool the water... muz be shiok to drink.  |
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wackystarz
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Onion and Dusty and Rere and Rave
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Post by wackystarz on May 30, 2004 18:03:08 GMT 7
my bc clumps together if i don't change it frequently enough. its like at the bottom there's a whole thick layer that's all clumped together, and on top loose dry bc. a gross mix of broken down bc, poo, and pee after my pigs step all over. it doesn't happen with the marchioro cage with the tray.
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Post by wheekwheek on May 31, 2004 9:36:38 GMT 7
my bc clumps together if i don't change it frequently enough. its like at the bottom there's a whole thick layer that's all clumped together, and on top loose dry bc. a gross mix of broken down bc, poo, and pee after my pigs step all over. it doesn't happen with the marchioro cage with the tray. I change the bedding twice a week. Sometimes the bottom is like your's, sometimes its not. Wierd. |
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Post by zhuzhu07 on May 31, 2004 11:50:56 GMT 7
mine actually clumps together on the top layer.
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