Kittly litter as rat bedding. Pro's and Con's

[PiedPeddler]

I used to sprinkle it in the bottom before I added pine shavings. I never noticed any health issues, but there was a good layer of shavings between the rats and the litter. I have since switched to a combination of softwood shavings and the compressed wood pellets for horse stalls. The wood pellets are easily as absorbent as the cat litter and they are affordable. The downside is the dust and weight (also a downside to cat litter), but combining the pellets with shavings moderates those negative aspects.
- Paul

[hovafl]

I used to sprinkle it in the bottom before I added pine shavings. I never noticed any health issues, but there was a good layer of shavings between the rats and the litter. I have since switched to a combination of softwood shavings and the compressed wood pellets for horse stalls. The wood pellets are easily as absorbent as the cat litter and they are affordable. The downside is the dust and weight (also a downside to cat litter), but combining the pellets with shavings moderates those negative aspects.
- Paul

I like your idea best. I'll change to a more solid litter that doesn't produce dust and use just enough to eliminate the smell. I'll combine that with plenty of pine shaving. I'll loose the luxury of just scooping poop and less cleaning time but I'll avoid future problems from feeding dusty rats. I'll have to use some scented absorbent prevent the phrase from guest of "What's that smell". I have a very sensitive nose and can smell 1 rat after 3 days so I'm not gonna completely change my method, but alter it and see my result. Thanks for the feed back everyone.