Rissa
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I am so going to try these I bought plastic dryer balls but they go slam slam slam slam in the dryer which is not what the person upstairs from me wants to hear for an hour or more
digitalangel said:I am so going to try these I bought plastic dryer balls but they go slam slam slam slam in the dryer which is not what the person upstairs from me wants to hear for an hour or more
digitalangel said:I am so going to try these I bought plastic dryer balls but they go slam slam slam slam in the dryer which is not what the person upstairs from me wants to hear for an hour or more
digitalangel said:Well thump thump thump is better then slam slam slam
pshuga03 said:digitalangel said:Well thump thump thump is better then slam slam slam
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crumbilina said:I stumbled accross that store in Waterloo today when I was on my way home from my doctors appointment. Lol I saw it late, luckily there was noone behind me, and I pulled in.... awkwardly haha. There were only 2 parking spots for the whole store!
Anyway, so now I have some rockn green detergent to try witht he rat fleece. The only scent they had there was orange, so I am hoping that there really isn't a whole lot of scent to it. I really would have preferred plain, but what do you do.
I will let you know how well it works (tonight or tomorrow is laundry night). I REALLY hope that it works well, the fleece is starting to get SO gross! Like... so so gross
crumbilina said:lol will do!
I was thinking of letting them soak overnight tonight. Only problem is that I will have to soak them in a bucket AND THEN grab them out of the mucky water (bleh) because I live in an apartment building with a common area laundry room that is open all night.
victoria said:Just did a load of liners with vinegar instead of fabric softener... holy static Batman! How much vinegar should I be using?
PitLuvs said:I find the list of detergents funny, cause 75% of the cloth diapering world uses Tide Free and Tide (both powder) and swears by it. I tried Arm and Hammer Essentials,
A LOT of cloth diapering information can be used in rat bedding care, as both need to be sensitive to little littles, both soak up the same thing, and both are adorably cute. Keep digging! This is interesting for all to read.
puffnstuff said:Washing soda works well as a pre-soak if that's all you can find. Also, never use fabric softener because that coats the cloth with a thick grey/brown oily substance and prevents absorption. Likely allot of that grey gunk that's soaking out of the so-called "clean" laundry is residue from fabric softeners. Also, if you have hard water, the minerals in the water will bind with the soap or detergent and also leave a grey film.
I've never had any problem washing the ratty fleece. Always comes out with no smell. I don't use anything special, just toss into the wash with my other laundry. Although I never leave any fleece in the cage for more than a day. Each day the fleece is removed and replaced with fresh stuff. I don't think you can mask the smell once it's been peed on, b/c the ammonia will appear soon after, and nothing you can do to mask that.
puffnstuff said:PitLuvs said:I find the list of detergents funny, cause 75% of the cloth diapering world uses Tide Free and Tide (both powder) and swears by it. I tried Arm and Hammer Essentials,
A LOT of cloth diapering information can be used in rat bedding care, as both need to be sensitive to little littles, both soak up the same thing, and both are adorably cute. Keep digging! This is interesting for all to read.
That's a great video on the Rockin Green stuff. Never heard of it before. That laundry line brings back memories! Although the diapers I used were never that colourful! Glad to know they're still being used, and there are still some very smart moms in the world.
Tide products are very harsh, and I would never advise using them on your diapers as it would likely wear away at the fibers over time.
Washing soda works well as a pre-soak if that's all you can find. Also, never use fabric softener because that coats the cloth with a thick grey/brown oily substance and prevents absorption. Likely allot of that grey gunk that's soaking out of the so-called "clean" laundry is residue from fabric softeners. Also, if you have hard water, the minerals in the water will bind with the soap or detergent and also leave a grey film.
I've never had any problem washing the ratty fleece. Always comes out with no smell. I don't use anything special, just toss into the wash with my other laundry. Although I never leave any fleece in the cage for more than a day. Each day the fleece is removed and replaced with fresh stuff. I don't think you can mask the smell once it's been peed on, b/c the ammonia will appear soon after, and nothing you can do to mask that.
victoria said:puffnstuff said:Washing soda works well as a pre-soak if that's all you can find. Also, never use fabric softener because that coats the cloth with a thick grey/brown oily substance and prevents absorption. Likely allot of that grey gunk that's soaking out of the so-called "clean" laundry is residue from fabric softeners. Also, if you have hard water, the minerals in the water will bind with the soap or detergent and also leave a grey film.
I've never had any problem washing the ratty fleece. Always comes out with no smell. I don't use anything special, just toss into the wash with my other laundry. Although I never leave any fleece in the cage for more than a day. Each day the fleece is removed and replaced with fresh stuff. I don't think you can mask the smell once it's been peed on, b/c the ammonia will appear soon after, and nothing you can do to mask that.
Do even the vegetable based fabric softeners leave a film? My liners come out clean no matter how I wash them, my issue is that they smell like pee in less than a day (and my cage is not overcrowded) and I'm wondering if there's something else going on other than my rats peeing insane amounts. (They don't seem to drink an insane amount of water either.) I was going to get flannel liners, but if I can find a way to keep using the ones I have that's even better.
crumbilina said:Ratty Momma: What is the brand name of your detergent? it would be awesome to not smell them in 7 days, or anything after one! haha
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