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Question about woods used in rabbit beddings: White Poplar Wood Pellets

warlepus

warlepus

Young Bun
Hi, I'm currently housing a rabbit in my bedroom and the store where I shop for his supplies recommended wood pellets for bedding, litter tray, etc. The said item is made of White Poplar and I was wondering if this substance was toxic to rabbits. I haven't found any literature online - not sure if it's because I'm not using the right keywords - but it would be great if anyone could alleviate any fears I have as my rabbit is now using the said pellets.
 
I use megazorb and hay in my litter trays. This is perfectly ok for bunnies. When you say "bedding", do you mean your rabbit would be sleeping on it? This isn't good because even the wood pellets are quite dusty. My rabbits free range in my bedroom and just have the carpet/vet beds and towels to lie on.
 
Vegan_Bunny said:
I use megazorb and hay in my litter trays. This is perfectly ok for bunnies. When you say "bedding", do you mean your rabbit would be sleeping on it? This isn't good because even the wood pellets are quite dusty. My rabbits free range in my bedroom and just have the carpet/vet beds and towels to lie on.
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Well, not for his actual hutch/bed. But there's this twig basket he uses as a litter box/chew toy and I have it in there for extra absorbency. He does nap in it from time to time so I guess it's sorta like "bedding". His cage is one of those wire cages (lined the floor with rubber place mats). The bottom has a removable tray I can clean out.

I temporarily stopped the pellets and used wood shavings instead.
 
I use pine wood pellets as litter. They are cat litter pellets but they work well for me.
I would imagine they are similar to the ones you are describing.

Shavings are not so good, they can cause bunnies to have respitory issues.
 
No, definitely don't use wood shavings. The wood based cat litter should be fine. I just found they were quite smelly and rabbits would eat them. :shock: I changed to the megazorb because it is dirt cheap. I buy a huge sack for £8 and it lasts me months. :thumb:

I would probably use a litter tray rather than a wood basket. :thumb:
 
Vegan_Bunny said:
No, definitely don't use wood shavings. The wood based cat litter should be fine. I just found they were quite smelly and rabbits would eat them. :shock: I changed to the megazorb because it is dirt cheap. I buy a huge sack for £8 and it lasts me months. :thumb:

I would probably use a litter tray rather than a wood basket. :thumb:
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OP is in the phillipines and may not be able to get megazorb there.
 
Vegan_Bunny said:
No, definitely don't use wood shavings. The wood based cat litter should be fine. I just found they were quite smelly and rabbits would eat them. :shock: I changed to the megazorb because it is dirt cheap. I buy a huge sack for £8 and it lasts me months. :thumb:

I would probably use a litter tray rather than a wood basket. :thumb:
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Thanks for the head's up. Levi's cage has a tray for the litter but the floors are separate. He's more interested in eating brown paper bags than the pellets or wood shavings.

Yeah, megazorb isn't anything I've seen on shelves here. Only Jolly pet products from China - I believe it's bec they're the closest manufacturers to us.

The wood basket is temporary though I've lined the bottom with plastic covers. Thanks for the replies. Just glad I'm not giving the bun something potentially toxic.
 
Kermit said:
I use pine wood pellets as litter. They are cat litter pellets but they work well for me.
I would imagine they are similar to the ones you are describing.

Shavings are not so good, they can cause bunnies to have respitory issues.
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I'm kinda more worried about the wood pellets as they turn into fine powder with just a bit of pressure...
 
What about newspaper? I use that (and hay) with two of mine. It does need changing quite often but works well.
 
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