What's a good bedding to absorb scent/smell

my newspaper is obviously not capable of doing that.. is there any odor absorbent substrate we can use? I'm actually just a bit concerned bout the after smell when they poop (and urine) that even if you removed the poop the scent stays.

Aspen..

Personally I keep my bp on paper towels and newspaper, but I keep my ferrets on yesterday's news, which is like pelleted news paper, and it does a fairly good job at absorbing the scent of their waste, so maybe you could try that? Just make sure you feed in a different container and that you have a layer of solid newspaper between the pellets and the bottom of the container so your bp can't burn itself on the heat source... Or you could always go with aspen, too.

i don't use substrate i just clean and wash there cages as they go potty. now if i had to pick a substrate I'd go with aspen not really the best oder absorber but I'm sure it would have to work better then none at all or paper towels and newspapers

a few well placed time release air fresheners work wonders when dealing with smells if you get these go with ozome as this type of spray it don't mask the smell it gets rid of it. and a spray hear and there is all that is needed

Eco-earth expandable substrate is what I use. Holds humidity, smell, and is super easy to clean.

Quick question along these lines - I recently switched to a rack and started using Aspen - I have noticed that my larger female tends to move all the aspen around and then ends up laying directly on the plastic tub - is this okay?? I use a helix to control the heat tape so I know she can't get burned but should I also put a layer of paper down??

Any suggestions.

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Originally Posted by L.West

Quick question along these lines - I recently switched to a rack and started using Aspen - I have noticed that my larger female tends to move all the aspen around and then ends up laying directly on the plastic tub - is this okay?? I use a helix to control the heat tape so I know she can't get burned but should I also put a layer of paper down??

Any suggestions.

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The reason they are doing this I'd be willing to bet with while your thermostat says 92 degrees it isn't 92 on the substrate.. I have thermostats that are set to 101 or lower....

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Originally Posted by L.West

Quick question along these lines - I recently switched to a rack and started using Aspen - I have noticed that my larger female tends to move all the aspen around and then ends up laying directly on the plastic tub - is this okay?? I use a helix to control the heat tape so I know she can't get burned but should I also put a layer of paper down??

Any suggestions.

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Yes, it is okay for her to lay on the bottom of the tub.

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Originally Posted by L.West

Quick question along these lines - I recently switched to a rack and started using Aspen - I have noticed that my larger female tends to move all the aspen around and then ends up laying directly on the plastic tub - is this okay?? I use a helix to control the heat tape so I know she can't get burned but should I also put a layer of paper down??

Any suggestions.

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It's fine. She is just thermoregulating. As long as your Helix is set properly, she will not burn herself.

Aspen or cypress mulch.

If you're just removing the poo and any urates that you see, you're going to have the smell regardless. You will need to clean the enclosure with a cleaner each time they poo. Any substrate is going to absorb the poo or urates, but the smell is going to going to stay with the any part that you can't remove, including the bottom of the enclosure. Proper cleaning is the only way you're going to get rid of the stink.

Sorry!
Jim Smith

I use papertowels and don't have an issue with smells. I change them weekly and clean up any urates or poop each day.

My bedding is Aspen. I have the helix set to 90 so I can get an 88 reading on the hot side. I check the temp with a temp gun to be sure. So you think the temp on top of the aspen isn't warm enough so she is burrowing down - should I raise the temp?? I don't want to put it soo high that she could hurt herself. The reading directly on the tub is about 88/89 possibly 86/87 on top of the aspen.

Thanks

Aspen or coconut fibre!

so does that aspen got that 'wood' smell like cypress mulch? i dont like that smell either and can be pretty concentrated after not opening the cage in few days.. i'm more of looking for a chemical way of removing the smell like some chemical when hit with the urine it breaks down the elements or maybe form a gel like thing and just dissolves the scent kind of thing, like what they use with dog housebreaking matts, it may not totally remove the smell but it definitely absorbs and limits the scent of the urine.