GuineaDad Liner - Smaller Sizes without Pockets

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GuineaDad Liner - Smaller Sizes without Pockets

Name: GuineaDad Liner - Smaller Sizes without Pockets
Brand: GuineaDad
SKU: 200C2GY
Price: 38.95 USD
Availability: InStock

$38.95

Size

2x2 C&C

2x1 C&C

Pee Pads (3 Pack, Approx. 1ft x 1ft)

Quantity

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Why is GuineaDad Liner is the #1 guinea pig fleece bedding? What makes them better than other types of guinea pig bedding?

Super Absorbent - Highly absorbent. The GuineaDad fleece bedding is the ultimate bedding that is able to take in up to three times its weight in water. It absorbs moisture away from the fleece layer to keep the fleece and small animal’s feet dry. The dryness minimizes the chance of bumblefoot, which can be life-threatening for small animals.

Anti-bacterial, Anti-fungal, and Anti-microbial - Naturally anti-bacterial, anti-fungal, anti-microbial and odor resistant. The bamboo fiber found in our fleece bedding has the natural properties that reduce the chance of small animals acquiring any bacteria-related disease, ranging from respiratory to conjunctivitis. The properties also minimize odor build up.

Grows Naturally - It’s pretty obvious that we care about our small animal friends. We also care about the environment! The bamboos grow quickly without any pesticides or fertilizers. We like to use an easily renewable resource to protect our Earth.

Biodegradable - Bamboo fiber is 100% biodegradable, great for the earth. GuineaDad’s plastic-free corrugated box package is made with perforated die-lines that you can tear off and use as a house.

GuineaDad Liner Smaller Sizes Without Pocket

2x2: Designed for a 2x2 C&C, which is ~27"x27" ( 69x69cm)
2x1: Designed for a 2x1 C&C, which is ~27"x14" ( 69x36cm)
Pee Pads: Designed for the high traffic area (i.e. under the pocket and corners). ~12"x12" (30x30cm)

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GuineaDad Liners Loved by Guinea Pig Experts

We have loved GuineaDad liners they’re an excellent product. It has made cuddle time easier as the liners don’t let a single thing through. The boys love to burrow in the pockets which are a useful addition for antisocial pigs. The liners are, however, a higher end product and they do require special care to keep them in tip top condition. But this extra effort is worth it for the money you save in the long run. We have about 10 of these liners, the oldest are 4 years old and we are still using them regularly. Hands down one of the best products you can buy for a guinea pig.”

@Ladypigford (105.5k)

The Guineadad liner was a huge hit for us because we can use it either in the cage, or as a play mat to cover the couch for extra safe playtime! We stopped worrying about having to clean upholstery from accidents, it’s dual use is fantastic! Plus, Beanbag can’t get enough of the hidey sleeve!"

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Living on Clouds

Guinea pigs are delicate and fragile creatures! To supplement their needs, GuineaDad thoughtfully carefully created the ideal fabric to provide a plush cushion that both caters to their comfort and is essential in the support of guinea pigs' health.

It's Their Whole World

This isn't just a liner or bedding for guinea pigs.

Guinea pigs spend their whole life in a limited space. The bedding you choose ultimately determines the quality of your guinea pig's life.

This is the reason why we at GuineaDad dedicate our lives to continually improve and innovate guinea pig's world.

"Our guinea pigs love your blankets. Our older guinea pig Diefje (the black and white one) got ill all of the sudden. In less than 2 days he died. He spent his last few days in the pocket of your blanket as it was his favourite place. We even buried him in the it because he loved it so much. Thank you for making these blankets and giving him comfort in his last few living days. I cannot thank you enough. Diefje is now in a better place but will always be in our hearts. We missen je heel erg Diefje maar we weten dat het je tijd was om te gaan."

- Felicia

My boys love the Guineadad fleece! They whiz back and forth like never before. The apartment is also cleaner without the annoying sawdust everywhere. The three of us are thrilled and like to stay customers.

- Heike

Different Sizes. Same Quality

Whether you need a liner for the cage or to cover a kitchen spot, the GuineaDad Liner has various sizes for whatever the need may be. Use the smaller liners for lap time so that the guinea pig can comfortably play along side you helping to develop a stronger bond!

best cover for floor time with guinea pigs

Lisa G.

This works as expected, soft for my little piggie to sleep on.

Cherie H.

Will be getting more. Comfy and easy to clean.

Maria W.

These pee pads are the best, if you look at my picture I have placed them where the guinea pigs go most and do their business and every couple of days I change this.....it allows me to use my liner for a little longer and my guinea pigs stay clean. Make sure you buy a few of these, they are brilliant to have on hand.

Valerie H.

Love these pads! We use a combo of non pocket and pocket pads in our 2x6 c&c cage with a kitchen. I sweep up their beans and then vacuum 2x daily and these pads have held up really well plus there is no smell. Best investment!

Kristy V.

Perfect for high traffic spots.

Katelyn D.

Love these potty pads. They wash good. I hang dry them. I also brush them off and vacuum all potty pads.

Katelyn D.

Love these potty pads. They wash good. I hang dry them. I also brush them off and vacuum all potty pads.

Norman E.

We really really really wanted to love these liners, but unfortunately they did not live up to their name for us. After hearing so many good things about these and not a single bad thing, really, we purchased the midwest for our cage (we have the krolik xxl, its great). Love the blue pocket, its cute and they absolutely loved and destroyed the box it came in. Also, such a nice company to add a sticker as well. :) We hated regular fleece because it stunk badly and looked messy, but we bought one anyways. However, it really can't hold up to the smell of our 3 pigs. We have a neutered male and 2 girls (Gus, Rhonda, Rossi), and the liner really started to stink badly after literally only 2-3 days of them living on it. It doesn't look very nice, either. I guess with aspen and paper bedding it kind of hides the turds, but with these you have to spot clean, which is really kind of annoying. Even spot cleaning every day did nothing to the smell. One of our guinea pigs really liked the pocket, but the rest never showed interest. And the only other thing is that when you put it in the wash, the smell does NOT come out. We followed all the directions and even bleached it, but it still smells like urine! Air drying it outside seems to help, so thats good. Overall, great company, we love their hay though, its amazing. The liner just didn't work for us. I'm not super happy that I just spent $55 on a liner that I can only use for floor time.

Michele G.

They love their new liner and the hay box, I love how easy both are to use!!!!! Customer for life now!

Yarimar H.

The quality is super good! My 5 guinea pigs are in love with the material! I recommend a 100 %!!!

Melissa B.

Quwi loves her GuineaDad liners and pea flakes!!!

Kara F.

We use these liners under some hidey homes to make them even cozier. These liners (we have all sizes) are amazing quality and super easy to care for. Love them!!

Kara F.

We own all sizes of the liners! We use this one for the loft in our guinea pigs' cage, and hope to use them for future interactive floor time!

amelia f.

I love these liners. So easy to clean and very absorbent. My pigs are kept dry for along time before needed changed.

Majorie B.

Got the 2x2 and I was super surprised of how big it was! My guinea pigs love these liners!! Absolutely perfect

Karen S.

I love these pads and the guineas do also. The pads are keeping their feet warm and their bodies. Easy to clean and keep clean. Easy to launder. I wish that these were around earlier since I am on guinea pig number 11 and 12 Lucy and Hope are their names. Keep up the great work you do.

Isabelle L.

Super well made, my girls are in love!

Ashley A.

L..O..V..E the 12×12 fleece liners! I use them under Napoleon's hidey house, inside his Guineadad tunnel, & in the corner of the cage! They can be laundered easily (& more often) since they are so small! Highly recommend the 12x12 fleece liners!!! ☺️

Courtney D.

I have no complaints about this liner, It's been a godsend! I hated the paper bedding getting everywhere and taking hours to clean.

Pauline C.

These have the perfect size to put under hiddeys during floor time. This product is very absorbent and soft for the piggies feet comfort. I already have the full sized liner with pockets for the cage and I highly recommend it! Thank you Guineadad!

Joan A.

Love the way these liners keep the smell to a minimum.

Joan A.

I use these smaller ones where the piggies tend to do their business most as they really do help keep the smell to a minimum. I have other pee pads from pre-GuineaDad times and you can really tell or 'smell' the difference

Victoria F.

We swear by the pee pads! Over time we learned how to best utilize and now we have so many. Placing them under the most frequently used spots (hideys & corners) makes Pig mom's life so much easier.

Holly R.

I love these reusable mats, it saves on cleaning now. The GP's love them.

Ivonne C.

I bought the 3-pack of mats and they work very well on the second floor we build for the guinea pigs.

Carlo R.

fantastic!! it's all we needed!

darshan p.

I put the pads in more poo and pee concentrated areas and it saved a lot of expenses on other bedding materials.

Thaiz S.

My guinea pigs Michi and Biggie used to sneeze a lot with the other fleece I had them with, but when I purchased the guineadad liners they barely sneeze! Is so easy to clean and it doesn’t smell at all! I love them!

Breanna E.

For years and years I’ve been buying fleece blankets and using old towels and been using paper bedding, but ever since I order your guys liner it’s been the best I’ve ever seen clean up is a breeze, and my boys Cosmo & Dipper love it

Tammy Huang H.

Guinea Dad Liners are so convenient. They are shipped to you within a few days. Super soft and easy to clean!!!

karina c.

I’m in love with the guinedad liners so I knew I would love these pee pads. These pads were definitely more for my benefit, than the piggies. I wanted extra coverage under their water bottles and their igloos. I love them because their super water resistant, the house nor their cage ever get smelly.

Sarah S.

Great for spots in the cage or for holding guineas on your lap!

Louise J.

Fantastic. I recieved My order less than a w(H) eek after ordering. So just fantastic

Louise J.

Love it. Fantastic service. Recieve it less than a w(H)eek after I ordered.

Emma R.

The pee pads are so helpful, not only do they keep the cage cleaner for longer, they also act as a sort of cushion

Karen S.

They are working great. Most of the hasy is easy to clean off and the poop just runs off it when dumped in the garbage.

Lakendra E.

We Love Them

Joey

My guinea pigs love this a lot. It’s easy to clean, and fits perfect! It would be fun if it had a pocket but that’s ok.

Heike K.

Mia J.

love these pee pads! helps keep the large regular liner fresher for longer

Stacey K.

New to your liners and we are so impressed! On my “to do list” is to buy more!!

Yan Yan T.

Heard great things about Guinea Dad and then tried to purchase a couple of liners. Loved them so much we bought more! Our piggies love them, they are soft on their little feet and they lovveee the hidey attached to their fleece bedding. We are big fans now and will keep using Guinea Dad for our piggies. Price is great for the quality too, saw other fleece that are more expensive and honestly don’t look as great. Guinea dad makes our Guinea home look nice and neat.

Melissa S.

They are so easy to clean and soft!! The piggies just love them! Will definitely be ordering more!!

Wanda S.

Very soft, and absorbent low odor my piggies love it.

Sarah L.

The best liners!

Jess W.

My guinea pigs love this product! Super good for snuggling up on for naps and really easy to clean! They also use it to get in and out of the house to stop them slipping on the laminate flooring, perfect.

Julie B.

I actually found my piggy. We listed him as lost and no one stepped up. I am a senior woman and this has saved me so much work because we know they are work to keep them. I got him a friend and he is much happier. I do have one problem though. He digs his way under the mats which defeats my efforts. I have used clips to try and prevent this but it only takes one time and they seem to learn that is the thing to do. Believe me they are very pampered I just wish he could unlearn this. Bottom line this is a very good product and it makes them so happy to have a clean area. Popcorn, popcorn, popcorn!!!!

Tammy K.

My piggies love these products!! They're so easy to maintain.

Zaby S.

Absolutely in love! A must have for a guinea pig owner

Coco C.

My babies (Paterson & Lawrence) love them so much! i use them when i’m cleaning out their cage and putting their GuineaDad liner in the wash! it’s amazing!

Vicki A.

I love all your merchandise! So glad I found your web site. Especially the cage liners and smaller pads! I wish you had some cozies/sacks that I could use to hold or carry my piggies In! They do not like being picked up and they are more comfortable being picked up a cuddle sack. Thank you so much, I will be ordering more of your liners and smaller pads for sure! Vicki Adkins

Alex W.

Love the fleece liner for floor time! I’m going to buy some of the pee pads for “high traffic” areas in the cage next!

Tuyet N.

They seem to love these liners!!! I just adopted my girls around 3 weeks ago and they absolutely love when I do liner changes, showing me via popcorning lol. I currently use the 2x1 liner as an extra layer to absorb their pee, this way I don’t have to wash the big liner as often and can extend the longevity of it. I’m planning on using this 2x1 as a liner for their 2x1 “loft” I created for them, but they have yet to use the loft so I haven’t put it up there yet (:

Carol B.

Love, love, love your liners and so do my girls!

Johanne L.

These were/are amazing ! Ou mini hooman was able to be less afraid of taking us on her laps the first fee times because of those magical squares ! ❤️ Thanks GuineaDad

Kiana G.

I use these extra pads in high traffic areas for my guinea pigs to prevent them from soaking through too quickly. They're the perfect size and nice and soft!!

Mistie M.

I love this liner better and my lil gunia pig love it thank

Chealsey s.

My girls love their new liner and the awesome box it came in. They wouldn’t stop popcorning. Also the sticker was such a sweet touch, I can tell a lot of thought and love went into these products!

Bria H.

Very absorbent, last for a long time, piggies love it!

Amanda D.

I use the small pads as extenders and to put the piggies on when cleaning their cage. Guinea dad liners are the best I have used.

Heather A.

Love the liner. Well made, washed well and I just had to hang to dry overnight after running through one cycle on low heat. My pigs love the crunchy condo too!

Shayla R.

They feel a lot more comfortable climbing on me now.

Shayla R.

They make spot cleaning soooo easy and they save me from having the wash the big liners so often. GREAT BUY!

Lisa F.

These pads are fantastic. Great quality and so worth the money. Tommie Pig is very cozy!

Theresa R.

I adore guinea dad liners! I would NEVER use anything else! I have all 3 sizes and layer them on top of one another for easier cleaning care. The smaller sizes are placed in areas the girls hang out most frequently. As in, the 12 x 12 are placed on top of the 2 x 1's that are placed on top of the 2 x 2's. That way the 2 x 2's last longer and don't have to be washed as frequently. They are a bit pricey but well worth it. Been using this product for over a year now and the durability is fantastic! Would recommend them to anyone who owns guinea pigs!!!!

Cheryl C.

Perfect!

Sarah L.

Liners are the best!

Alana G.

I love the fleece blanket I got the only thing I’ve been having trouble with is drying it. It seems like it takes forever to dry and it shrunk again the 2nd time I washed it. Other than that I think it’s an amazing product

Ekaterina N.

I’m in love with that so comfortable to me, to clean it:) and for my baby pig is so soft to their foot ;)

Sarah O.

Fits perfectly and makes it easier to clean and daily spot check

Emma R.

We love this liner! It's comfortable to sleep and poop in and we love how it makes our smells go away -Coco & TJ

Ekaterina N.

It is the best way for caring of your baby pig :) So simple to clear and my pig love it so much!

Juan Carlos R.

These work great on areas where you know they do most of there peeing. Good quality and absorb well too.

Catherine B.

I use these 2x1 pieces anywhere were I know my piggies are high traffic. They are great under larger hidey-holes and perfect runners over areas where piggies have to hop over (for mine it is entering their "kitchen" area where the chloroplast base has a little lip. These extra pieces keep my cage clean and with several of them, I can fully replace those heavy traffic areas without having to do an entire cage clean.

Catherine B.

This 2x2 liner (no pocket) made my day as it fit perfectly inside my chloroplast "kitchen" area where I lay my hay out for my four piggies. I was so excited to find a piece that would fit that area instead of having to overlap many smaller pieces. As usual everything is wonderful with Guinea Dad products and the packing tube/play toy/chew toy is such a huge bonus!

Licelda F.

Just added a second floor to the cage & it fit perfectly! The piggies love the feel of the liners & they lay after munching on hay ❤️

Kelley P.

This is Autumn. Being a skinny pig she just adores her Guineadad fleece and the pockets. She stays toasty warm inside them.

Claudia R.

We use the little ones for areas they like to stay in or under water bottles. Work great and easy to replace daily for a clean enclosure. Love

Robert C.

Timothy loves to chillax on his comfortable small pad in his favorite spot, next to the food bowl.

Tan V.

My little pig really love this one. She feels so comfortable to lay on it and take a rest. I will buy more for my piggies

melissa b.

I have 6 pee pads and I love it! My guineas love it aswell I need 6 more!

Cindy N.

I love this product! Helps keep my liners clean linger and my guinea pigs love them.

Caroline W.

My boy “Louie” absolutely loves having a snuggle on the small liners it also means he doesn’t pee on me anymore accidentally, I also use them as a placemat for when the boys have their veggies so they don’t make a big mess

Hollie S.

Love the smaller pee pads. The boys never really hung out on the upper level of the “castle” until we put a pee pad down. Now it’s one of Snickers favorite places to lay and watch everything going on. We use the pee pads in the areas that get soiled the fastest also. It’s so much easier to gab a new pee pad to exchange with the dirty one than to do an entire cage clean all because one corner gets bad. Will continue to purchase these—I keep finding new uses for them. The latest.. we have a wooden rainbow tunnel that one boy would lay under all the time. One day I accidentally left a pee pad on top the tunnel while doing a spot clean and he discovered he could hope up there and lay down. Now we keep one on top the tunnel at all times.

Sarah L.

Love them!

Melissa K.

Amazing way to keep the cages clean a little longer!

Tan V.

It's really good

Meg T.

We transitioned to GuineaDad from standard fleece a few months ago and it has cut down on cleaning time significantly. The heavy material keeps food and waste from hiding below the bedding, and hay doesn’t cling to the fabric. And the quilted stitching and cushioning makes for some content piggies!

Lauri G.

I have a chronic illness and can't do the work of changing normal bedding, too much energy for my body. This changed my cage game haha. And the piggy loves it

Sarah T.

Smaller than I thought but the versatility is fun, I can rearrange the tiles frequently.

Catherine B.

We have probably 20 of these now! I love them for under highly used places like hidey holes and high traffic napping areas. They make clean up so much easier!

Catherine B.

We LOVE these for holding our piggies. They are the perfect length for draping across your lap to snuggle a piggy! I also utilize these in high traffic zones in my cage! I love Guinea Dad liners! They have made my life so easy and the piggies are so happy.

Mackenzie B.

Very absorbent with no odour. Washes up perfectly when you follow instructions. Now if we could only get the pea flakes and hay shipped to Canada!

Mackenzie B.

Very absorbent! No odour when you follow washing instructions. Good quality!

Veronika V.

My guinea babies absolutely love the bedding!! So much easier on the wallet knowing I can just wash the 2x4 and 2x2 pads. And easier on the mind too! I’m not just throwing out the used bedding and feeling bad about it. Will stick with GuineaDad for sure.

michelle t.

Love these little pad what an added extra will get some more the tube they come in my girls just love running through

Lacey J.

These are amazing to use for reinforcing corners and making for an even easier clean up!

Pensiri M.

These liners are amazing! It’s great for our IKEA bed. This was our first type of fleece liners/ bedding for our guinea pigs. Wish I could’ve gave 1000 out of 5 stars.

Robert C.

Our boy Timothy is modeling the full 2x4 and small 12x12 pad along with the tube the small liners come in.

Lisa C.

Very well made. Easy to wash. Keeps the Guins dry about 2 days then has to be washed.