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Pebbles82 · 06-04-2016, 03:31 PM

I'd say even longer! I use the cleaning method on Erin's Hamster's video which basically means you only ever change the top third of the substrate and re-use the bottom 2/3 - it keeps the cage smelling familiar and saves on substrate.

I get the 10kg bag. When I had an 80 x 50 cage with about 15cm of substrate, the 10kg bag used to last about 6 months. Now I have a 100 x 50 cage with about 17cm of substrate and it's lasting about 4 months. So with a 20kg bag and 120cm cage and 20cm of substrate, I reckon it would last at least 6 to 8 months using Erin's method.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jVnEjrXbww

06-04-2016, 03:31 PM
Pebbles82 Hamster Antics Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 23,533	Re: How far will a 20kg bale of Fitch go? I'd say even longer! I use the cleaning method on Erin's Hamster's video which basically means you only ever change the top third of the substrate and re-use the bottom 2/3 - it keeps the cage smelling familiar and saves on substrate. I get the 10kg bag. When I had an 80 x 50 cage with about 15cm of substrate, the 10kg bag used to last about 6 months. Now I have a 100 x 50 cage with about 17cm of substrate and it's lasting about 4 months. So with a 20kg bag and 120cm cage and 20cm of substrate, I reckon it would last at least 6 to 8 months using Erin's method. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jVnEjrXbww