Bunny Bedding Alternatives?

[Laurajean]

I've been using 'Carefresh' bedding for my house bunny because it's relatively dust free and works great. But it's expensive and the nearest store that carries it is quite far. I can't use wood shavings because I'm allergic. I thought of hay, but not sure how well that would work, absorption-wise.

Any other ideas?

 

[secuono]

Potty train the rabbit.

 

[Laurajean]

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In what? You mean a cat litter box? She is trained in that she goes in her cage, not out in the rest of the house. I wonder if I could put cat litter in her cage? Or is that totally stupid?

She has a somewhat small cage, which is fine because I let her out a lot to run around and exercise. So what she does is use one side of the cage as a 'bathroom' and sleeps and eats on the other half of it.

 

[Akane]

You can use pine pellets often even if you are allergic to regular wood beddings. The pellets are heat and pressure treated to the point it removes nearly all the oils that irritate the respiratory tract. The cheapest way to get them is horse bedding at the feed store but they also sell versions for small pets and cat litter that are all safe. There are also newspaper pellets which are a little more expensive sold for both ferret and cat litter. Do not use clay cat litter, anything clumping, or corn cob. Do not use hay. It is not absorbent and peed on hay spoils quickly. If your rabbit eats peed on hay it could become very ill or die. We lost a guinea pig that way. They opened him up to find his intestines were all necrotic and full of gas from the bacteria and toxins in the wet hay he found in the corner of the cage under the hay loft.

 

[Laurajean]

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Good to know, thanks! I'll ask about the pellets next time I'm at the feed store! And they absorb well?

 

[Jetiki]

what about the newspaper pellets, I believe one brand is yesterday's news or something like that or would the bunnies eat it? I'm am not to up on bunnies but maybe something to research?



Karen

 

[Laurajean]

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Yes, I've heard of them, but I'll have to look into those for bunnies.... thanks!

 

[SourRoses]

I know what you mean about the carefresh... use it for my hamster.. have to have a pretty color (pink! shhh)

When I was in petco I saw they had these mini litter box things for training hamsters to use

including a mini litter soop!
I dont know about the layout or doors or anything of your cage.. but what about using something like one of those small kitten litter boxes and putting that on the potty side.. then keeping the prettier, fluffier, carefresh bedding in the rest of it?
I only wish my hamster would potty anywhere besides on the platforms.

 

[redhen]

We used hay... like the big bales of hay you get for 10 bucks.. (they last forever!)...
He loved it! He could eat it and it smelled fresh and clean...
BUT, he also was litter box trained.... so that helps to keep his cage clean...

 

[redhen]

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In what? You mean a cat litter box? She is trained in that she goes in her cage, not out in the rest of the house. I wonder if I could put cat litter in her cage? Or is that totally stupid?

She has a somewhat small cage, which is fine because I let her out a lot to run around and exercise. So what she does is use one side of the cage as a 'bathroom' and sleeps and eats on the other half of it.

Does she go in one corner/area of her cage? If so.. just buy a rabbit litter box... (pretty cheap)...
That will help keep your cage SO much cleaner....