The American Beagler Forum

I'm looking for something to use as bedding in my doghouses during the hot summer months. I want something that will stay fairly clean. I used carpet before, but it gets nasty quick and the dogs tear it up. I use straw in the winter, but it gets all over the kennels in the summer since I take the doors off the houses. I'm thinking of something along the lines of foam, but stiff enough that they can't shred it. Any ideas?

Teflon or some really hard plastic. I don't think foam will cut it... I have used cedar chips. Keeps the fleas away and makes the dogs smell good too. It can get messy tho and you need to make sure it stays dry or replace it often....

Emery

Cedar chips has always worked for me just be sure to replace them with fresh chips about 3 to 4 weeks.

I use live stock mats and cut to fit and cedar chips ontop of them couple coffee cans full just to give them dogs that fresh scent and keeps the insects away.

Big River Beagles S wrote:I use live stock mats and cut to fit and cedar chips ontop of them couple coffee cans full just to give them dogs that fresh scent and keeps the insects away.

Where ddo you buy the livestock mats ?

Thanks ,
Buddy

Check with Phillip Lyons at Barn Door Feed and Tack Just north of Loiusa Ky on 23 or Bill Preece at Milo subdivision or get Mack to check on em for ya,Denny

Thank you Denny Ray

buddy

I GOT MINE FROM A LIVESTOCK TRAILOR DEALER THEY WERE REMANANTS FROM SOME MATS THEY PUT IN THERE TRAILERS

Ive got some two week old pups.

Do yall think theyre too young to be put on cedar chips?

I use cedar chips, but do not use them with small pups (under 5 months).
I have seen cedar chip cause problems with pups (bowel blockage, prolapse of colon, etc.).

I would only use shredded paper for pups and only in the winter at that.

Cedar chips are supposed to repel fleas and mights. I don't know how effective it is, but seems to work well for me. I do know that straw for bedding in the summer will cause a flea/mite infestation.

Ark wrote:Ive got some two week old pups.

Do yall think theyre too young to be put on cedar chips?

Yes, use shredded paper or nothing at all.
This time of year they shouldn't get cold as long as they stay dry.

i haveused about every thing ya can think of from cedar chips straw hay n carpet dont use nothing now except in the winter months then i use straw but the dogs still make a mess out of it my old female will get in that fresh straw n make her a bed then drag it all out of her dog house she is kinda funny to watch making the bed then destroy it jb

Be careful with cedar chips, I had a 3yr.old female that was allergic to it. She developed a respitory infection. A 10.00 bag of cedar chips turned into a 200.00 vet. bill.

I had a $70+ vet bill due to cedar chips...use pine now.

There was a supplier at the state coon hunt that had nylon "pillow" type deals that you can put foam in or shavings. They were waterproof and washable.

I HAVE ALWAYS USED CEDAR CHIPS, BUT ACCIDENTLY BOUGHT PINE CHIPS. IS THE PINE CHIPS O K FOR THE DOGS AND DO THEY HELP WITH FLEAS?