Alternative to wood shavings for indoor rabbit cage?
I have a 5 month old French Lop, and she now, and forever will reside in my bedroom.
The reason for this is that before we had her, she has been an indoor bunny.
The problem is that she, and everyone else who comes into my room trails wood shavings all through the house. I know that has to be expected with a bunny, but we've had two hoovers brake due to the amount of wood shavings and hay that is all over the house, and needless to say, my mother is having a hairy canary.
Is there some sort of alternative to wood shavings?
I've been told to try Megazorb or Carefresh, but I live in Aberdeen, and it's very hard for me to get deliveries.
I was thinking maybe just laying some newspaper down?
Or maybe the recycled paper you get at Pets at Home?
(http://www.petsathome.com/shop/medium-safe-small-pet-bedding-by-pets-at-home-16095)
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Or even investing in a VetBed?
Or even this? (Whatever they are...)
http://www.petsathome.com/shop/small-pet-wood-litter-7ltr-by-pets-at-home-15786?cm_re=barilliance-_-cross%20sell-_-product%20details
And if I did use any of them, would I need something else to go with it?
My bunny isn't litter trained yet as she is still too young for neutering (she's getting spayed next month).
Any help is much appreciated :)
Many thanks!
I have raised rabbits for over 20 years and I would use feline pine. If you go to a feed mill you can get a pelleted horse bedding and it will work just as well and the cost is better.
The best bet is Carefresh, it is great! I use it all the time for my pets. Super absorbent and healthy for your bunny. It's at all pet stores and even Walmart. Its ike fluffy papery stuff, that comes in different colors. It 's perfect for your bunny!
what you can do since it is inside you can rip up newspaper and put it in its cage and it will be fine but *** long as its not pine or ceader then it should be ok i use carefresh and aspen would shaving that are kiln dried i hope this helped
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Feline Pine is great, but if you don't like the smell of it, you can use Yesterday's News (which holds no more smell than paper). You can buy this at the grocery store, it's a cat litter made from recycled paper.
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If you want to use newspaper, I would suggest calling your local paper and finding out if they use acid-free ink. While this doesn't usually pose a problem, some pets are sensitive to acidic inks if ingested, and I don't recommend using a paper with acidic inks in it just in case. Also with newspaper you will notice an increase in the "smelly factor."
PS- I had never heard your colloquialism (hairy canary) before. It's adorable and I am now going to incorporate it in my everyday speech.
I would start litter training now. It is possible to litter train intact rabbits, I have 2 intact does that are litter trained. There are many sites that offer help with litter training.
I use wood pellets in my litter boxes. You can get these as horse stall bedding, wood stove pellets or cat litter. It is very absorbent and you don't need to use a lot of it, a 40 pound bag lasts me about 2 months with 4 rabbits and it costs me about $6.50.
In the rest of the cage I use fleece blankets. My rabbits are litter trained, so they don't pee on them.
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You can also ty putting something easy to clean under and around the cage. You will then be able to just sweep up the shavings and hay and not have to use the vacuum.
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