Miniature poos and shavings forks that work - update

[Box_Of_Frogs]

I posted re title a week ago because I have 3 miniature shetlands sharing a stable on a deep litter shavings bed and my lovely shavings fork lets most of the poos fall straight through! Following some helpful replies, I invested in something called a pellet fork (Fynalyte I think) and it arrived a day or so ago. Very well made with metal tines and an aluminium handle. Tines are half a cm apart compared with 1cm apart on the normal shavings fork. Doesn't sound a huge variation but let me tell you B-I-G difference! Picks up all but the teensiest of poos (and I don't count those) and the amount of shavings I'm saving (only 1/3rd of a wheelbarrow today compared with a full one normally) will mean the new fork pays for itself in about 8 - 10 weeks. Thanks everyone!

 

[kat2290]

How are you getting on with fork now after a couple of weeks? Just wondering as I am having the same trouble as you with my minis poos on shavings bed - they like to paw at their droppings and crush them in to teeny tiny little pieces grrrr!!! I've giving up using my gloves and a bucket it just takes too flipping long!

 

[Boxers]

This isn't for mini's but I muck out my horse's shavings bed using a trug bucket on it's side and a small plastic garden fork to flick the lumps of poo into the bucket. The little hand fork cost me 75p at Wilkos!

 

[Tess Love]

Keep thinking about getting one of these but wasn't sure if it would work with small shavings as obviously it's designed for wood pellets, which are much finer.

 

[Pbws]

Glad its worked for you op. Tess Love, I haven't used it with shavings but its works really well with flax.

 

[Tess Love]

Thanks pbws, I'm always switching between wood pellets, bliss (like flax) and small shavings which I've got at the moment very tempted but don't wont another unused gadget lol!

 

[putasocinit]

i thought it was only my lil mini devil that pawed at the poos, must be a mini shettie thing

 

[kat2290]

i thought it was only my lil mini devil that pawed at the poos, must be a mini shettie thing

It's so frustrating! I think they just like making extra work for us!

 

[debsandpets]

I used to use a tub true and a pair of gloves - much quicker with mini poo's