Rat breeding setup

So then i shouldnt get that cotton stuff ryte, ii was curious bexause it said high on lile neutralizing odor, low dust, and high absorbancy, i was thinking a 20gal long for a 1.3 ratio

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Originally Posted by DJ_Bizarre

So then i shouldnt get that cotton stuff ryte, ii was curious bexause it said high on lile neutralizing odor, low dust, and high absorbancy, i was thinking a 20gal long for a 1.3 ratio

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Kaytee has those big bags of Aspen that I use for my rats. I use them for my snakes too. They're about $15 for the biggest bag though, so the kiln-dried pine is definitely much cheaper.

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I have not been able to find any deals like that in my area! 9CF for .99 cents is a great price!

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I mistyped, should have read $4.99, still a great deal!

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Originally Posted by izoid

I mistyped, should have read $4.99, still a great deal!

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No doubt. I will have to start checking around again.

I pay $5.79 per big bale of pine shavings.

I'm sure that if I bought in bulk I could do better, but it is super high quality stuff.

So i know aspen is absorbant because its in my display tank but does it work well with rat odor

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So i know aspen is absorbant because its in my display tank but does it work well with rat odor

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Just my opinion, but I think that pine does better keeping down the odor.

I get 10 cubic foot compressed bags of aspen that un-compresses to 18 cubic feet for $18

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So i know aspen is absorbant because its in my display tank but does it work well with rat odor

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Personally, I sprinkle sweet PDZ underneath the bedding on my rat tanks. I buy it from the Tack and Feed store that I buy the Mazuri 6F rat food that I use for the rats.

Some of the people here use that other bedding (can't remember the name) that absorbs ammonia which is the same as what sweet PDZ does.

Most people don't bother with it though. It's not too bad if you clean at the very least - weekly.

if you use tanks just set you a lil personal fan to blow air across the tops of the cages thats what i do but i plan on switching to totes so i can use a rack system