pegasus1986
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has anyone used these as bedding if so what were they like to muck out and comfort for horse etc???
shredded paper or shredded cardboard for bedding??
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china
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shredded paper! i loved it! my boy was filthy and it was the most absorbant bedding iv ever used, it just kinda goes into a paper mashay (sp) that you just chuck out. Its fairly cheap. My YO uses bank note paper that comes in big bags. Its £6 a bag. I got mine for free from dunelm. They shredded all their paper and bagged it and i used to collect it. Made a lovely deep fluffy bed 
i will be using paper from now on when mine are stabled.
i will be using paper from now on when mine are stabled.BigRed
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It can be very heavy bedding when its wet and it needs careful mucking out, or you are left with a sodden mess. Also, take care with the supplier, you don't want to have paper that has staples in it. i think there are better alternatives than paper and cardboard.
nuttyTBgelding
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I used to use shredded paper for my boy. It's fantastic. Makes a nice fluffy bed and absorbs the wet really well. I used to get mine from work, it was all the confidential stuff that had been shredded.
barneyhunter
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I use shredded paper under my shavings. I think its brilliant (and free from work) the only problem is that on its own it does fly around alot (we have open fronted boxes). Therefore I now put shavings on top of the paper because one day I got to the yard and it looked like we had had a blizzard. Took ages to sweep it all up - not what I needed at 6am before work.
Very absorbant with my two swampy ponies.
I am thinking of moving to cardboard instead of shavings so am interested in any feedback those users have.
Very absorbant with my two swampy ponies.
I am thinking of moving to cardboard instead of shavings so am interested in any feedback those users have.
RutlandH2O
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I've been using cardboard bedding for 2 years, having previously used
straw. I LOVE IT!! The cardboard isn't shredded. It's cut into small squares
about 3/4 to 1 inch-ish in size. It banks up beautifully and makes for a
lovely, fluffy bed. It's dust free, odorless, absorbent and economical. It is
always available (not dependent on weather conditions to process) and
makes for a much smaller muck heap. I load all of the muck onto a huge
grain trailer. When I was using straw, the trailer had to be emptied every
2 weeks, but with the cardboard, it can go almost a month before emptying.
I know this sounds like an advert, but I really I don't work for any bedding
company. I have 5 Shire horses. They took to it immediately and, best of
all, they don't eat it. I can't recommend this bedding highly enough. It
works for me. I hope this helps in your decision.
straw. I LOVE IT!! The cardboard isn't shredded. It's cut into small squares
about 3/4 to 1 inch-ish in size. It banks up beautifully and makes for a
lovely, fluffy bed. It's dust free, odorless, absorbent and economical. It is
always available (not dependent on weather conditions to process) and
makes for a much smaller muck heap. I load all of the muck onto a huge
grain trailer. When I was using straw, the trailer had to be emptied every
2 weeks, but with the cardboard, it can go almost a month before emptying.
I know this sounds like an advert, but I really I don't work for any bedding
company. I have 5 Shire horses. They took to it immediately and, best of
all, they don't eat it. I can't recommend this bedding highly enough. It
works for me. I hope this helps in your decision.
fjordhorsefan
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Get paper free from work, which works well. Tried cardboard once, and hated it. It was difficult to muck out, and I didn't find it as absorbent as shavings. Now I use shavings with paper under it, if work has any for me.