Hemcore

[souffle]

They had both in the place in Horbury where we got it but the Hemcore did seem to have bigger bits as Holly said. Napoleon does not get the aubiose tangled at all in his coat but does often sport some attractive streamers of ripped loo roll! We only use it for Nappy and the dwarfies as the others are happy and settled on the shavings and we dont want to upset them with a change. The others have been on aubiose since we got them.

[Holly]

I'm still impressed, no tangles last night and those that fortify their nests with substrate have all built great nests with it

[Holly]

Gah! Went to get some more Hemcore today as I'm getting a bit low-ish (I don't usually use substrate this quickly but the piggies have been indoors all the time due to the rubbish weather so I'm getting through more)...and, guess what?! They didn't have any

Apparently they were out of Aubiose for a couple of weeks and everyone who usually has Aubiose took Hemcore instead...yes, you guessed it, loads of them have been back and said they like the Hemcore better - now they are out of that....grrrrrrr.

Only good thing is they've got bales and bales of Aubiose ....so I bought one of those and now I'll use that for all my SH's/LH girls and dwarf hams and keep the Hemcore for the LH boys (it really is better than Aubiose for keeping the tangles down to just about zero ). I think I'll mix the two for the piggies - I do find it more absorbent on GP wee but I don't have enough Hemcore for the GP's as well.

[DonnaB]

Isnt that typical Julie!

Well I've bought a bag of Megazorb, though not opened it yet. Its been sitting in the garage for a week and I havent noticed any smell coming from itYET, but I guess if it really stinks when I open it, the outside bunnies can have it!

How does the Hemcore and Aubiose compare pricewise and bagsize.... I do still have loads of Aubiose left, but I'm full up now, bunny wise (7), so I imagine it'll be going down a lot quicker this week.

[Holly]

Actually........perhaps I was a bit hasy earlier

I started cleaning out this afternoon (I've done 13 hammy cages and the piggies ) and I noticed how soft and lovely the...erm....Aubiose was

So I've put Aubiose in all the hammy cages - including the LH boys - just to see if there is a big difference in the tangling. I have to say I've had Rolo (LH satin) out for a run just now and he was a bit tangled up - but the other LH boys who've been out so far (Mars and Toby) are no different to with the Hemcore.

Aubiose is softer and kind iof nice though

[Spuds Mum]

I found somewhere locally who could order me Hemcore and Aubiose after all that searching Julie
Would you recommend I ask them to order Hemcore instead of the Aubiose then? And are they comparable price wise?

ETA:

darn that simultaneous posting we do Julie!
comfort is a big issue with me, the Aubiose does feel soooo soft I can imagine the hams really enjoy walking on it. I've had Dubs with tiny taffles so far, but I think they are more 'bedhead' taffles than Aubiose getting caught up....

will let you have a think about it, then let me know
what's your bag (or bale I guess)

[Holly]

They are exactly the same price-wise (I'd already paid for Hemcore when they realised they didn't have any) but I'm not so sure I like Hemcore better now

The hemcore definitely tangles less on Rolo, not sure about the other boys but I've always had a problem with Rolo's satin LH hair. The Aubiose is nicer to use and softer for the hams, I think - I didn't realise until I started using it again today.

I'm thinking of getting both - Hemcore for Rolls and the piggies (It's definitely better for them - less smelly than Aubiose) and Aubiose for the rest of the hams!

Sorry I can't give a straight answer

[souffle]

Napoleon never gets the Aubiose tangled at all. He does however get the loo roll caught up a bit. I will stick with the Aubiose for him. It is £8.50 a bale where we get it.