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Pebbles82 · 07-03-2022, 06:26 AM

Ok so a bit bigger than my 100 x 50 cage with 6" of bedding in. If you're looking at 12" of bedding in a 100cm cage it would be maximum two thirds of a 10kg bag. If you're talking about 120cm cage I'd say you could use the full 10kg bag for 12" compressed.

So a 10kg bag would do it and a 20kg bag would do it twice. But it made my head hurt trying to think about the maths lol - that was just vague.

I'll attempt the maths. 100 x 50 cage is 5000 sq cm and 120 x 50 is 6000 sq cm,

So if about half a 10 kg bag (ie 5kg fitch) fills 6" in a 100cm cage (5000sq cm) then that is 1000 sq cm per kg. Meaning it should be about 6kg of Fitch for 6" deep in a 120cm cage and 12kg of Fitch for 12" deep in a 120cm cage. So more than 10kg!

Assuming you compress it down really firmly and use more - you will still have leftover from a 20kg bag I am sure!

07-03-2022, 06:26 AM
Pebbles82 Hamster Antics Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 23,533	Re: How much is 20kg of fitch bedding in Litres? Ok so a bit bigger than my 100 x 50 cage with 6" of bedding in. If you're looking at 12" of bedding in a 100cm cage it would be maximum two thirds of a 10kg bag. If you're talking about 120cm cage I'd say you could use the full 10kg bag for 12" compressed. So a 10kg bag would do it and a 20kg bag would do it twice. But it made my head hurt trying to think about the maths lol - that was just vague. I'll attempt the maths. 100 x 50 cage is 5000 sq cm and 120 x 50 is 6000 sq cm, So if about half a 10 kg bag (ie 5kg fitch) fills 6" in a 100cm cage (5000sq cm) then that is 1000 sq cm per kg. Meaning it should be about 6kg of Fitch for 6" deep in a 120cm cage and 12kg of Fitch for 12" deep in a 120cm cage. So more than 10kg! Assuming you compress it down really firmly and use more - you will still have leftover from a 20kg bag I am sure!