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Paper based bedding?

helennnnnn

helennnnnn

Wise Old Thumper
Just got off the phone with my vet and he suggested switching to a bedding made from paper rather than wood pulp. I've almost finished my massive bag of Megazorb so not too worried about that. Although I have got 3 big bags of Carefresh in the garage which is made of wood pulp, so don't know what I'm going to do with that :( (wasn't cheap either!)

Does anyone know of any good paper-based bedding? I don't want to use newspaper as I'm worried about him eating it. Which could be a problem in itself :? as he doesn't chew on the Megazorb which is good! I've got a couple of bags of stuff from P@H which is made from "paper and paper wool flakes" so I will switch to them tomorrow...

But any other ideas..?
 
Yesterdays News is paper based litter but pricey I think for what it actually is and it's very heavy when it's wet, I've tried it and prefer megazorb I just make sure I cover it really well with lots of hay.
 
Carefresh is made of wood pulp? :? I thought it was paper based?

Carefresh is supposed to be safe... You just don't want anything made of cedar/pine or dusty stuff. Carefresh isn't dusty in my experience though
 
You could try investigating paper bedding that is made for horses, I think there is a cardboard one too. There may be previous threads which will help - try the search button.
 
William said:
Carefresh is made of wood pulp? :? I thought it was paper based?

Carefresh is supposed to be safe... You just don't want anything made of cedar/pine or dusty stuff. Carefresh isn't dusty in my experience though
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One of my buns keeps sneezing since I started using carefresh :( Sucks because I can get it cheap. Tyring a few days without it, just to check it is carefresh causing it
 
VickiP said:
Yesterdays News is paper based litter but pricey I think for what it actually is and it's very heavy when it's wet, I've tried it and prefer megazorb I just make sure I cover it really well with lots of hay.
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Thanks, I'll have a look. Like I said, I want to switch from Megazorb completely so don't want to just put hay on top! Shame really because I really like it too!

William said:
Carefresh is made of wood pulp? :? I thought it was paper based?

Carefresh is supposed to be safe... You just don't want anything made of cedar/pine or dusty stuff. Carefresh isn't dusty in my experience though
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I thought it was paper too :( But no, it's wood pulp. I know it's not supposed to be dusty, but the vet said to switch to something paper in case of allergies.

Dustyrabbit said:
You could try investigating paper bedding that is made for horses, I think there is a cardboard one too. There may be previous threads which will help - try the search button.
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I have tried searching but as most people seem to recommend using Megazorb etc, I just wanted to see if people had experience of using other things and how good they were. I'll have a look at your link though, thanks.
 
I would just use newspaper and hay or straw then. Maybe you could try the newspaper and see if he eats it?
 
Leelu said:
One of my buns keeps sneezing since I started using carefresh :( Sucks because I can get it cheap. Tyring a few days without it, just to check it is carefresh causing it
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Out of interest, what were you using before switching to Carefresh?
 
If you've got a chewer /eater of litter then you could always try using mud from the garden covered in hay, I take it he is digging in his tray to get to the megazorb or newspaper so maybe if you providing a digging box with mud and grass on top (buy a roll of turf) he wouldn't dig in the litter tray, just a thought - if your unable to do that I'd go with just straw and hay and change it / rinse it a couple of times a day the tray not the hay/straw :lol:
 
VickiP said:
If you've got a chewer /eater of litter then you could always try using mud from the garden covered in hay, I take it he is digging in his tray to get to the megazorb or newspaper so maybe if you providing a digging box with mud and grass on top (buy a roll of turf) he wouldn't dig in the litter tray, just a thought - if your unable to do that I'd go with just straw and hay and change it / rinse it a couple of times a day the tray not the hay/straw :lol:
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He doesn't eat the Megazorb, don't think he likes the look of it :lol: It's just newspaper he likes nibbling on. I've just finished off the Megazorb in his tray/cage today so I think I'll give newspaper another go tomorrow/Monday while I'm at home all day and can keep an eye on him and his chewing habits! I do put Megazorb in his cage too though just to line the bottom of it so he's not walking on the plastic. I might try putting a fleecy blanket or something in the bottom instead, he doesn't tend to wee in his cage any more... touch wood!
 
helennnnnn said:
Out of interest, what were you using before switching to Carefresh?
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I had newspaper then woodshavings then hay on top of that. When I was reading the forum about woodshavings not being great I switched to Carefresh. However like I said yesterday Ivy has been sneezing the last few days and all I can put it down to is the carefresh as she is her normal self :?
Ive just changed their litter tray to newspaper and a lot of hay...fingers crossed she stops :)
 
helennnnnn said:
He doesn't eat the Megazorb, don't think he likes the look of it :lol: It's just newspaper he likes nibbling on. I've just finished off the Megazorb in his tray/cage today so I think I'll give newspaper another go tomorrow/Monday while I'm at home all day and can keep an eye on him and his chewing habits! I do put Megazorb in his cage too though just to line the bottom of it so he's not walking on the plastic. I might try putting a fleecy blanket or something in the bottom instead, he doesn't tend to wee in his cage any more... touch wood!
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I put a new sheets of newspaper down under the hay....my 2 don't seem to mind. I just make sure they cant get to the corners by folding them underneath the sheets
 
Leelu said:
I had newspaper then woodshavings then hay on top of that. When I was reading the forum about woodshavings not being great I switched to Carefresh. However like I said yesterday Ivy has been sneezing the last few days and all I can put it down to is the carefresh as she is her normal self :?
Ive just changed their litter tray to newspaper and a lot of hay...fingers crossed she stops :)
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Yeah I switched from wood shavings to Megazorb. He's always been sneezy so it was impossible to tell whether the bedding was making a difference or not! But the Megazorb even makes me sneeze a bit :?
 
helennnnnn said:
Yeah I switched from wood shavings to Megazorb. He's always been sneezy so it was impossible to tell whether the bedding was making a difference or not! But the Megazorb even makes me sneeze a bit :?
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I haven't heard her sneeze yet today but I am doing lots of housework so probably she's being drowned out. luckily I am home the next few days so I'll keep an ear out :)
I couldn't find a stockist for megazorb near me and was looking at ordering yesterdays news but its expensive if it doesn't work :roll:
 
Leelu said:
I haven't heard her sneeze yet today but I am doing lots of housework so probably she's being drowned out. luckily I am home the next few days so I'll keep an ear out :)
I couldn't find a stockist for megazorb near me and was looking at ordering yesterdays news but its expensive if it doesn't work :roll:
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I ordered the Megazorb online and it's lasted aaages so it was pretty good. Will be happy if I use newspaper and he doesn't feel the need to eat it though as obviously will be cheaper anyway! And I like the idea of him weeing on the Daily Mail (which is what my parents get!) as it's all it's good for :lol:
 
helennnnnn said:
I ordered the Megazorb online and it's lasted aaages so it was pretty good. Will be happy if I use newspaper and he doesn't feel the need to eat it though as obviously will be cheaper anyway! And I like the idea of him weeing on the Daily Mail (which is what my parents get!) as it's all it's good for :lol:
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:lol:
My OH gets a train everyday so he brings me home the Metro :lol:
The other day they had pee'd all over Lady Gaga :D
 
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