Going Green with your pet

[Catherine]

Green cleaning is a good place to start. It is safer for our pets and it is safer for us. I avoid spray bottles because it puts things into our lungs. I am sure many pet water dishes are full of scary chemicals. You were smart to change your cleaning habits to protect Misty.

Out in the country pets can do their own recycling. Good for Misty for being so green. In the cities there are now recycling programs and green bin programs. I put all my pet waste in a green bin and it is taken away and composted. Later on the compost is brought back and I get to pick it up as fertilizer for my garden. I never use chemical fertilizers. So my pets help make my flowers grow.

I wash guinea pig laundry, but I do not put it in the dryer. I air dry it because it uses less electricity.
I buy guinea pig food in bulk so there is less packaging and then I recycle the packaging. If I let them, the guinea pigs would probably eat the box the hay comes in, but I usually recycle it.