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Please help i need advice..

Mizzmarni

Mizzmarni

Young Bun
What do you put in your bunny's hutch for bedding and absorbency?

I use newspaper and straw is this right?

I would love to hear what everyone uses....

Thanks

Mizzmarni
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I use carefresh, it is extremely absorbant, enviromentally friendly, dust free, non toxic, easy to clean, eliminates odours etc . newspaper if eaten is bad b/c the ink is toxic! :shock:
Oh and I don't use straw (I find it too spikey) I use fresh hay! :D
 
I use wood based cat litter in a litter tray

Oh and far as i heard the ink they use in newspaper is no longer toxic :wink:
 
i use wood shavings (not sawdust) as its is a good adsorbant and cheap and then u could place straw on top to make it exta comfy. i think straw is better than hay for bedding as it keeps dry for longer where hay get wetter quick as its not a good absorbant and the rabbits will tend to eat it lol but should give them hay to eat anyway
becky
 
the best

i use wood shavimgs and straw but if i dont have any wood shavings i use newspaper. i think these are the best things to use. :shock:
 
I use a wood pellet litter for Darcy's litter tray. Its the best I've used as it really does absorb the wee and defuse the pong which is soooo useful for an indoor bunny!! :wink: xxxxxxxxxxx
 
Newspaper is on the whole fine, a lot of the ink used now is soy based, I use newspaper to line dog crates and litter trays, the litter trays having a layer of chopped, dust extracted straw on top. This works really well for me, I have two very reliably house-trained houserabbits, one of whom is only 11 weeks old.
I used to use newspaper to line the cages when I kept African Grey and Amazon parrots and never had any worries about my ( very valuable ) birds being harmed by the ink, even when they used to tear the paper to shreds.
 
I use lots of shredded paper/newspaper.

I wouldn't use straw as its quite sharp and can easily poke a Rabbit in the eye. It’s also terrible for getting wrapped round there legs etc. Hay is the best alternative to straw.

Louise
 
My bunny's cage is now lined with half vet bed, and half wood shavings with wood pellets in his litter tray, he seems to like it!! :D :D
 
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