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Equine Fresh / Woody Pet - Should I add water?
I bought some pine pellet bedding, its actually magnum horse bedding but it is made by the same folks as woody pet/equine fresh.. i guess they like to corner the market with 3 brand names. anyhow its a hard little pellet and the instructions say to wet it to start breaking down.
My question is should I wet it for rats and how deep of a layer of these pellets is enough? I put some in one tub in my rack and lightly misted it but it didn't break down at all (yet).
any helpful hints would be appreciated.
Richard
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Re: Equine Fresh / Woody Pet - Should I add water?
Some people do mist it and they say it just breaks down the pellets a little faster but me personally I don't at all. I prefer to just put about an inch or so down in the bottom of the cage dry and that seems to work just fine for me.
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Re: Equine Fresh / Woody Pet - Should I add water?
No need to break it down. Keep it dry. As for the amount, I dont use much, for this kind of bedding, alil goes a long way, I usually put just enough to completely cover the floor of the tub.
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Re: Equine Fresh / Woody Pet - Should I add water?
Originally Posted by anendeloflorien
Some people do mist it and they say it just breaks down the pellets a little faster but me personally I don't at all. I prefer to just put about an inch or so down in the bottom of the cage dry and that seems to work just fine for me.
Beat me to it.
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Re: Equine Fresh / Woody Pet - Should I add water?
I don't mist mine either - and I don't even completely cover the bottom of the tub - by the time a week is out - it's broken down enough that it has expanded to about an inch deep all over the enclosure. A tiny bit goes a LONG way!
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Re: Equine Fresh / Woody Pet - Should I add water?
My Collection: 3.2 Mojave, 4.9.3 Normal, 1.0 Het Pied, 0.8 Pos. Het Pied
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Re: Equine Fresh / Woody Pet - Should I add water?
Originally Posted by rabernet
I don't mist mine either - and I don't even completely cover the bottom of the tub - by the time a week is out - it's broken down enough that it has expanded to about an inch deep all over the enclosure. A tiny bit goes a LONG way!
this stuff lasts a week?!?! I have been changing my aspen every 3 days or earlier if it starts to stink..
Richard
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Re: Equine Fresh / Woody Pet - Should I add water?
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Re: Equine Fresh / Woody Pet - Should I add water?
I cover approx 3/4 of my tub with a very light layer of pellets. I do not add any water, and like Robin said, by the end of the week it is completely expanded and about a half an inch deep.
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Re: Equine Fresh / Woody Pet - Should I add water?
I recomend you do 3 things.
1.) try it without any water in one tank
2.) try a very light misting in another tank
3.) wait a week and compare the 2 (amount of dust, smell)
You will likely be surprised by the results. Almost everyone that recomends not misting, has never tried if for themselves.
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