Bedding Debate

[marimo1314]

There is a debate about which bedding is best...and alot of people with different opinion, and someone suggest to start a poll, so here is it!!!

this is the original thread:
"Hey guys/girls. I recently used up my blue carefresh bedding and I got the ordinary color of carefresh
this one :http://www.petco.com/product/3370/Ca...t-Bedding.aspx (http://www.petco.com/product/3370/Carefresh-Pet-Bedding.aspx)

it seems to me that he is kinda new to his cage again. I guess he's not used to the smell?
I see his nose twitching, meaning he's sensing the new smell i guess?
Also, has anyone of you have problems with carefresh and him eating it?"

[dawn]

Oh boy, the bedding debate almost bad as the manna debate. I use KD pine, every bedding IMO has good points and bad points, there is no perfect bedding. You need to understand the benefits and risks for each type and make your own informed decision.

[kare_bear]

I use aspen because I can actually get aspen cheaper than pine. I prefer aspen since the odor is less and I feel safer using it for my birds as well.
I used to use pine for the chins just due to cost but since aspen is a bit cheaper I use it since I prefer it as well.

[Cinder and Me]

I use KD pine, but my girl HATES it!! She hates sleeping or being on any kind of shaving :dunno: I have no idea why, maybe she's picky lol. I now have a wire bottom cage, so the only shaving are in the "litter pan" and even then she doesn't really like it there (she tries to kick it all out). She doesn't sneeze or wipe her nose, so it must be just the feel. I'm going to try the white carefresh bedding and see if she likes it better....

[lianhua]

You also need to consider your personal situation.
or example, my chins have solid bottom cages, so I would not risk using CareFresh, as I don't want them to try to chew on it/eat it.
For someone with a wire bottom cage, where the bedding is below the wire bottom, it might be a better option.
Someone else might have a chin that doesn't chew as much as my boys, and they might try CareFresh successfully. (I just know from experiences of my chinnies attacking paper towels while I'm cleaning up an accident in their playpen and the like that it's not a good idea!)

I personally use aspen, as it's a little easier for me to get ahold of here (none of the bags of pine specify kiln-dried, so I'm not risking it!), they won't get impactions from chewing it and it cleans up fairly easily on a wood floor!

[puddles&chubbs]

I use pine pellets in my pull out pan. They are very odor absorbent and CHEAP and last a really long time. :)

[Cinder and Me]

I use pine pellets in my pull out pan. They are very odor absorbent and CHEAP and last a really long time. :)
Are they ok if the chin nibbles on them? I've never seen them, but that might be an option :hmmmm:

[puddles&chubbs]

Are they ok if the chin nibbles on them? I've never seen them, but that might be an option :hmmmm:


Since I have a pull out pan, they are inaccessible to the chins. I don't think I would use them if my chins could get them, although there are some who do. I will say that a couple of times, they have managed to nibble on a piece while I was cleaning with no ill-effects but it was a tiny amount before I shooed them away.

The pellets expand and then break apart when wet so I don't know exactly how a chinnie's system would react to that if eaten in large amounts.

But, I've tried almost all the other beddings and these are by far my first choice for a pull out pan. I get a 40 pound bag for about 6 bucks and it lasts at least a couple of months and there is no urine odor at all. I sift out the broken down pellets once a week and refill a necessary. Hope that helps! :)

[Cinder and Me]

Since I have a pull out pan, they are inaccessible to the chins. I don't think I would use them if my chins could get them, although there are some who do. I will say that a couple of times, they have managed to nibble on a piece while I was cleaning with no ill-effects but it was a tiny amount before I shooed them away.

The pellets expand and then break apart when wet so I don't know exactly how a chinnie's system would react to that if eaten in large amounts.

But, I've tried almost all the other beddings and these are by far my first choice for a pull out pan. I get a 40 pound bag for about 6 bucks and it lasts at least a couple of months and there is no urine odor at all. I sift out the broken down pellets once a week and refill a necessary. Hope that helps! :)
Wow, that is a great deal!!! Thanks for the info :)

[puzzledazn]

lol... you used what i said and quoted me :D Thanks! lol