Breeder colonies without using bedding?

[littleindiangirl]

Really? I have never seen that happen and have had loads of pinks on it.

The dust from the breaking down of the pellet will clog their nostrils and you can lose pinkies. Mothers are usually really good about cleaning up dead pinks so you may not see it or why they passed.

Some females don't use any bedding and may be pushing the pellets aside, but I have seen many pinks with nostrils lined with dust if they happen to give birth while still in the breeding tubs (where pellets are).

[jglass38]

Interesting..Never saw that or noticed a loss of pinkies. I'm back to using Aspen these days. I wasn't happy with Pine and the amount of sneezing. I might use pelleted pine with a sprinkling of Aspen due to price.

[littleindiangirl]

Interesting..Never saw that or noticed a loss of pinkies. I'm back to using Aspen these days. I wasn't happy with Pine and the amount of sneezing. I might use pelleted pine with a sprinkling of Aspen due to price.

Yea, I know people use it just fine and keep their numbers up, it's just something to consider.

Nowadays I only give aspen for the first week or more just because it's cheaper and fluffier for nest making, plus it's only one girl and she doesn't need the pellets high level of liquid/stank absorbency, aspen works just fine.

After the two week mark, its definitely all pellets.

[JoshJP7]

check out diamond soft by Harlan... I use it for both my snakes and rats and it works wonders with absorbing pee and what not. 17.99 for a 20lb bag through cold bloods.com... I use about a bag per month for 18 snakes and 28 rats.