Guinea Pig Aspen Bedding as Mulch?

by Nikki
(Covington, LA)

Our family has a couple of Guinea Pigs. We clean their cage out aleast twice a week, dumping the used Aspen bedding and replacing it with clean bedding. My question is, can the used bedding from the Guinea Pigs' cage be used in my flower beds as mulch? It seems such a waste to just be throwing it away.

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Guinea Pig Aspen Bedding as Mulch?

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Jun 17, 2010

Guinea pig droppings for garden
by: Megan

Adorable little pets. I think guinea pigs are so much fun to watch and listen to… lots of squeals and chatter!

Their droppings are pellets, and like rabbit droppings they can be used straight on the garden – this is called cold manure and it means it won't burn plants or need to go in the compost first. You can of course put it in the compost, but if used on the garden, it will break down quickly and activate good microbes, especially if you mix it with the top layer of soil.

Aspen bedding makes a wonderful mulch as it's natural woodchips. The Aspen chips along with your guinea pigs droppings are top notch mulch and nutrients all in one. Use as much as you like, the worms and plants will thanks you.

Jun 20, 2010

Guinea Pig Aspen Bedding
by: Nikki

Thank you for the feed back. I hated tossing it out if I could reuse it. I have been testing it around my roses to see how they would respond. So far, they seem to like the used aspen shavings & are blooming nonstop. I may try it in my vegetable garden next year if my flowers continue to thrive....

The "Pigs" (as we like to call them) are tons of fun! They are only 6 weeks old and full of energy. I hope my family will enjoy many years with them.

Jan 08, 2012

piggies and aspen NEW
by: Kathy

I googled the same question and found the answer here, thanks!

I have a large condo for 2 piggies plus 3 litterboxes for my 4 houserabbits so each week I have a large amount of aspen shreddings infused with miracle fertilizer...lol.

Once my flowerbeds are full, I may start offering it to my gardening neighbors.

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