What is Best for Bedding?

What is Best for Bedding? Also if you woulnd mid posting and telling why you chose the one you did.

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In the winter I prefer flannel sheets and soft warm blankies. mmmmmhmmmmm

In the summer nice cool cotton is nice. Somewhere in the, I think, 500 plus thread count area.

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Originally Posted by wilomn

In the winter I prefer flannel sheets and soft warm blankies. mmmmmhmmmmm

In the summer nice cool cotton is nice. Somewhere in the, I think, 500 plus thread count area.

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Originally Posted by wilomn

In the winter I prefer flannel sheets and soft warm blankies. mmmmmhmmmmm

In the summer nice cool cotton is nice. Somewhere in the, I think, 500 plus thread count area.

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I forgot to say what the beddin was for :D:D

Well, I have to disagree with this poll.

There is more to bedding than just "what's best".

What about availability, cost, absorbancy, dust, odor control?

Those all factor in to me, and for each category I believe there is one that out performs others. But to try and say one of those four is best, I can't honestly pick one.

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Originally Posted by littleindiangirl

Well, I have to disagree with this poll.

There is more to bedding than just "what's best".

What about availability, cost, absorbancy, dust, odor control?

Those all factor in to me, and for each category I believe there is one that out performs others. But to try and say one of those four is best, I can't honestly pick one.

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True. How does this sound, which does every one prefer? Is that any different?:oops::D

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Originally Posted by Chris Rossi

True. How does this sound, which does every one prefer? Is that any different?:oops::D

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In that case, I prefer pine pellets. :) And aspen as nesting material.

Just so everyone knows, you can pick multiple answers on this poll. I chose pellets and aspen. Pellets for general bedding, aspen for nesting.

i choose pine its the only thing i have around here that i can get in bulk

I use the pine pellets as bedding and Carefresh as nesting.

i use Cypress Mulch, and sometimes Aspen even Carefresh and Mixes too.

Aspen is best for me, cheapest and most widely available. However I prefer the aesthetics of the multi-colored Care Fresh, but it is rather expensive! I've had trouble in the past with pine and respiratory issues with my hamsters.

I use aspen (chips, not the shredded "snake bedding" kind) because carefresh made some of my rodents sneeze like crazy. When I made the switch and started cleaning out the remnants of the carefresh with compressed air and a dustbuster, it even made ME sneeze like crazy. Way too much dust...

I voted for pine and the pellets but I use the brand DryDen not the brand in your poll.

I always put a mix in the mouse tubs:
I give pine as nesting material because the pellets turn to dust or "mud" and they just look uncomfortable to sleep on, plus I've heard of litters suffocating on the dust.
I use the pellets because they cut odor by A LOT!!! and are really freaking cheap, $4 for 30lbs.

usually I use 50/50 front half pellets, back half pine. My mice litter trained themselves and will always go in one of the front corners so the pellets can get kind of nasty in one corner really fast, hence the "mud" comment, but I clean really often and they can avoid the potty corner so I figure it's not a bad thing. And of course they nest in the back half. It works out really well.

Equine fresh all the way I will never go back to any other bedding.

Why? Because it is very absorbent and cuts down on the smell which is very important to me.

A word of caution when used with nursing rats and pups under 2 weeks old wood shaving should be used as well to avoid losses.

I use pine, just because it is the cheapest and easiest to find around here
I havent had any respiratory problems as of yet with the rats, or asfs

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Originally Posted by littleindiangirl

In that case, I prefer pine pellets. :) And aspen as nesting material.

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Same here, except that I use pine shavings instead of aspen for nesting material. The pellets that I use are called ABM from Eagle Valley.

Whats with the people saying pine? Pine and Cedar are Dangerous for your Reptiles!

Daniel

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Originally Posted by Simpson Balls

Whats with the people saying pine? Pine and Cedar are Dangerous for your Reptiles!

Daniel

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This poll is in the GENERAL FEEDERS forum. It's bedding for mice and rats.

If I can get Aspen for a decent price, I go with aspen. If I can't, then I go with kiln dried pine!

Pine is bad for rats' respiratory systems.

I used aspen, and shredded paper. Sometimes, I put baking soda in the bottom, to kill the odor.

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Originally Posted by wilomn

In the winter I prefer flannel sheets and soft warm blankies. mmmmmhmmmmm

In the summer nice cool cotton is nice. Somewhere in the, I think, 500 plus thread count area.

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I always wanted to make a response like that just never had the nerve. Good one Wes.

Pine and cedar contain toxic phenols, which notice it in your colony or not(animals are good at hiding illness) will cause lung and liver damage, and shorten lifespans. Better off paying more for better bedding material and getting more performance out of healthy animals than ones that are fighting respitory illnesses and liver failure.

I use yesterdays news, not on your list. Absorbs well, easy to clean, holds odours well, low dust, recycled material, and inexpensive :gj:

What do we think about cypress mulch?

I use kiln dried pine. The stuff I get is a medium sized, thin shaved, fluffy chip that is pretty much dust free. I have never had one issue with the pine shavings. My rats are cycled out at 16 months old so I have no idea how much pine is supposed to shorten their lifespan by. It doesn't shorten it to less than 16 months LOL.

Well on top of that, you can make reptiles ill by feeding them rodents that have been kept on pine or cedar bedding.

No matter how you look at it, aspen (shavings, excelsior, or pellets) or carefresh is the best thing to keep rodents on. Followed by shredded paper or paper pellets.

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Originally Posted by Rhasputin

Well on top of that, you can make reptiles ill by feeding them rodents that have been kept on pine or cedar bedding.

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And what proof do you have of this? Seriously? LOL

Look at Raplh Davis and MANY other people who breed their rats. They have been feeding rats bred on pine for 10-20 years:confused::confused::confused:

Key word here is kiln dried

Maybe you should do a little research first. You obviously dont know much about the topic at hand.

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Originally Posted by f4n70m

And what proof do you have of this? Seriously? LOL

Look at Raplh Davis and MANY other people who breed their rats. They have been feeding rats bred on pine for 10-20 years:confused::confused::confused:

Key word here is kiln dried

Maybe you should do a little research first. You obviously dont know much about the topic at hand.

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I can't see it causing illness to reptiles through feeding unless you BATHED the rat/mouse in pine dust first.

Even kiln dried pine can cause respiratory problems in feeders, but it's usually not a big deal.

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Originally Posted by blackcrystal22

I can't see it causing illness to reptiles through feeding unless you BATHED the rat/mouse in pine dust first.

Even kiln dried pine can cause respiratory problems in feeders, but it's usually not a big deal.

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Yea. I mean breeders have been breeding feeders on pine for many years. Im sure if it was a hazard to their snakes they wouldnt do it. Kiln dried pine is fine to breeder feeders on. If it wasnt we would have thousands and thousands of dead snakes due to it.

On my Savannah monitor, when i fed her mice kept on cedar, she got a rash on her face from them, but as soon as the mice were switched back to aspen and shredded paper, the problem stopped.

I guess I can't tell you not to use whatever bedding you want. But the facts are that some beddings -are- better than others.