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I plan on adopting a pair of female rats within the next few months, but I am the type of person that likes to prepare in advance (especially in regards to making lists of everything I'll need beforehand), and right now I'm stuck on the "bedding" portion of my supply list.
I realize that I may be required to change bedding depending on whether or not my future ratties react badly to a certain bedding, but in general I've tried to find some that have reasonable absorbency/odor control and aren't too dusty. (to hopefully prevent buying litter that will irritate them in the first place)
This is what I've narrowed it down to:
Drs. Foster & Smith: Aspen Bedding (seems to work pretty well overall, but may be fairly dusty?)
Vitakraft: Eco Small Pet Bedding (rave reviews, but given the material it's made from, I'm worried it may not be very absorbent)
Basically, I just want to see if anyone has had any experiences with any of the above beddings, and if so, how they'd rate them/pros and cons/etc. And, of course, if anyone else has some good alternative suggestions that meet the aforementioned requirements, I'm all ears! (Overall, I'm worried more about odor control and absorbency, but finding a bedding that is also minimal in the dust department would be a huge plus.)
Thank you all! And sorry for being the millionth person to bug you guys about bedding
I just couldn't really find any answers regarding these specific substrates.
I realize that I may be required to change bedding depending on whether or not my future ratties react badly to a certain bedding, but in general I've tried to find some that have reasonable absorbency/odor control and aren't too dusty. (to hopefully prevent buying litter that will irritate them in the first place)
This is what I've narrowed it down to:
Drs. Foster & Smith: Aspen Bedding (seems to work pretty well overall, but may be fairly dusty?)
Vitakraft: Eco Small Pet Bedding (rave reviews, but given the material it's made from, I'm worried it may not be very absorbent)
Basically, I just want to see if anyone has had any experiences with any of the above beddings, and if so, how they'd rate them/pros and cons/etc. And, of course, if anyone else has some good alternative suggestions that meet the aforementioned requirements, I'm all ears! (Overall, I'm worried more about odor control and absorbency, but finding a bedding that is also minimal in the dust department would be a huge plus.)
Thank you all! And sorry for being the millionth person to bug you guys about bedding