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What bedding to use?
- Thread starter FloLo
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I would advise you against sawdust as it's very fine and can cause respiratory problems and ear/eye problems if it gets into those.
I use shavings in the litter tray as it absorbs wee quite quickly, helping to avoid them getting wet feet.
In my rabbits' bed chamber in the hutch I have 2 decent newspapers i.e. the Sun on Saturday as it's quite thick, then a piece of old carpet cut to size and on top of that I have hay that they wouldn't eat. However, once the temperature starts to drop I shall replace that hay with straw as straw is warmer than hay. Yes it has less nutritional value if they eat it, but it holds the heat in better.
We get Carefresh for the hamster. I wouldn't get it for the rabbits as its too expensive considering the amount you'd need, but that's my opinion
I use shavings in the litter tray as it absorbs wee quite quickly, helping to avoid them getting wet feet.
In my rabbits' bed chamber in the hutch I have 2 decent newspapers i.e. the Sun on Saturday as it's quite thick, then a piece of old carpet cut to size and on top of that I have hay that they wouldn't eat. However, once the temperature starts to drop I shall replace that hay with straw as straw is warmer than hay. Yes it has less nutritional value if they eat it, but it holds the heat in better.
We get Carefresh for the hamster. I wouldn't get it for the rabbits as its too expensive considering the amount you'd need, but that's my opinion
I would advise you against sawdust as it's very fine and can cause respiratory problems and ear/eye problems if it gets into those.
I use shavings in the litter tray as it absorbs wee quite quickly, helping to avoid them getting wet feet.
In my rabbits' bed chamber in the hutch I have 2 decent newspapers i.e. the Sun on Saturday as it's quite thick, then a piece of old carpet cut to size and on top of that I have hay that they wouldn't eat. However, once the temperature starts to drop I shall replace that hay with straw as straw is warmer than hay. Yes it has less nutritional value if they eat it, but it holds the heat in better.
We get Carefresh for the hamster. I wouldn't get it for the rabbits as its too expensive considering the amount you'd need, but that's my opinion
Ahh yeah I mean like wood shavings rather than actual dust haha :lol:
I like the carpet idea, might have to try that!
Flo doesn't eat much hay anyway so I just use straw. She is currently single so it keeps her snug in her bed.
Thank you for the advice!
