Towel lifespan

[Bronwyn]

Instead of fleece I use towels in the girls' FN as there's no Dollerama in Guelph that I can find and the other dollar stores don't have anything close. Do you guys have to replace your linings a lot? I bought four towels, two at a time in the cage (for each level) so I could handwash and hang dry the soiled ones but I'm finding they're looking rather worn through now. Almost two months...is that abnormal for them to go through them like that? I don't mind buying more at all, just curious. : )

 

[Melissa]

Sounds about right to me.

 

[Bronwyn]

Good to know! Thank you.

 

[Melissa]

I really should buy new ones myself. They are all covered in holes, lol.

 

[mamarat2]

I go hit the towel sale at Target once every few months and then go through my "rat rag pile" and throw the really bad ones out.

 

[Bronwyn]

Lol I picked mine up from Sears, they were having a sale at the time. I just washed this pair and it's starting to fall apart, lol, material comes off in clumps of threads. Shopping time indeed!

 

[Moon]

I bought a flannel flat sheet at the Salvation Army dirt cheap, and cut it into a whole pile of liners for my cage. It's not a FN but the same rule applies, and I'm sure you could do something similar.

 

[Bronwyn]

Oh good idea! I've already raided my mother's old rag bin from a few decades ago so they've used old t-shirts and whatnot. The huge flannel sheet sounds lovely - the t-shirts just looked awkward.

 

[MumsyRat]

Value Village, Goodwill and the Salvation Army Thrift Shop all have 50% off sales on a fairly regular basis. That's when I buy my towels. I also like to get cotton placemats to use as hammocks. Since I know it won't be long before they are garbage there's no way I would buy new!

 

[Bronwyn]

Ooo have you tried bandanas from dollar stores? I find each tend to be something like 25 cents and they're HUGE. I'm using one that takes up half the cage the girls can share, or I cut them up into quarters and they still manage to squish in together (hung underneath the shelf to give them options).