Litter - ideas please

Patches24 · Oct 7, 2005

Hi Everyone

I was just wondering if any of you had some ideas as to what I can use as an alternative for my bunnies litter. I've tried wood chippings (which I no longer use as it makes Blossom sneeze too much), Carefresh (which seems rather expensive), Hemp bedding (which is also rather expensive). I don't either want to just use newspaper as my naughty babies seem to think it's dinner!
Any ideas of something else?

Thank you

Sarah, Patches and Blossom

Caz · Oct 7, 2005

I use compressed pelleted sawdust cat litter, it absorbs the odour and can be composted etc.

Megazorb is a cheaper way of buying a Carefresh style litter - it comes in large sacs from places like horse feed suppliers.

Caz

janice · Oct 7, 2005

Some people use newspaper or wood chippings with quite a bit of hay on top to discourage them eating the paper or finding the chippings irritating them. A non clumping cat litter can also be used. Hopefully you will find something suitable.

Janice

Sweetie · Oct 7, 2005

I used the wood based cat pellets aswell. You can get them from most pet shops

Estelle · Oct 7, 2005

I use newspaper with hay on top. I buy a big bag of cheap hay from the pet shop to use for the tray and nicer quality hay for eating and it seems to work quite well

Patches24 · Oct 7, 2005

Thanks everyone

5cutebunnies · Oct 7, 2005

i use newspaper with a generous ammount of hay on the top and this works brilliantly .... but my bunnies don't eat or rip up the paper

kim 106 · Oct 7, 2005

i use wood based cat litter with hay in mine

madysmummy · Oct 7, 2005

I use newspaper to line the bottom and then put straw on top. Also sometimes use hay.

Loppyju · Oct 7, 2005

The outside loo has shredded news paper, my shedder cuts it into 2 inch long strips and the inside loo has sheets of blue roll (industrial version of kitchen roll). The buns don't eat the news paper they just shred the blue roll.

AbbysMom · Oct 10, 2005

You can use non-clumping cat litter? Hmmm...I have been using the clumping kind BUT only underneath a grate so she can't get to it. If you can use regular cat litter then I would consider removing the grate and just using it.

Is it really safe for her to use???

Also, another reason I was using the grate is because she is white and her back end was all yellow when we got her (well, truthfully her whole body was pretty much yellow from being sprayed by another rabbit...yuck!) I put the grate in to keep her cleaner. How do all of you keep your white rabbits white?

I think it would be healthier for her without the grate because then she could eat her cecotropes.

Karly · Oct 10, 2005

You'd have to make sure that the cat litter only contained wood or paper. Anything with clay, silica, etc. that they use in some cat litters can be harmful if ingested by buns.

Litter - ideas please

Patches24

Young Bun

Caz

Mama Doe

janice

Wise Old Thumper

Sweetie

Mama Doe

Estelle

Wise Old Thumper

Patches24

Young Bun

5cutebunnies

Mama Doe

kim 106

Mama Doe

madysmummy

Mama Doe

Loppyju

Mama Doe

AbbysMom

New Kit

Karly

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