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    Aspen bedding differences

    Today i went to petsmart to get some substrate and i saw aspen bedding and remembered that alot of people used it, but the thing is that they were out of zoo med aspen bedding so i grabbed living world instead and i noticed that it said for small animals like rodents :/ so is there any difference? and could i use this type of aspen?

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    I don't think there is any difference. I got a bag of "reptile" aspen bedding and a bag of "rodent" aspen and I can't tell any difference between the two.

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    Just make sure it does not have any unnatural additives most hamster bedding is pine i believe,but i am not 100% sure i would just read the side to find out exactly whats in it.
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    its 100% natural aspen but its not shredded up like zoo meds is its more in small and large chunks

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    Oh so i would say that safe,just do not feed on it.
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    I have used both there is no diff between them.

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    Re: Aspen bedding differences

    As long as it is aspen, your good. The only difference between aspen bedding is the size of the shredding. Aspen is a hardwood, and contains no toxic oils that pine has. Thats why its safe for all animals.


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    Re: Aspen bedding differences

    It should be fine. The aspen I get also says it is for small animals and I have not had one issue with it.
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