What subsrtate is best for rats??

[Rhasputin]

BEST would be something like carefresh or aspen excelsior. But it's so pricey.

Safest and most affordable, is definitely kiln dried (if you can get dust free, it's better) pine shavings or excelsior for horses. 45lbs for $5. . .

[Simple Man]

BEST would be something like carefresh or aspen excelsior. But it's so pricey.

Safest and most affordable, is definitely kiln dried (if you can get dust free, it's better) pine shavings or excelsior for horses. 45lbs for $5. . .

Wow, I never heard of Excelsior but I'm hitting up some feed stores this week to hopefully find rat feed so I'll add that to the list!

Regards,

B

[Bellabob]

Kiln Dried Pine is the BEST.

Keep using it.

[Rhasputin]

Wow, I never heard of Excelsior but I'm hitting up some feed stores this week to hopefully find rat feed so I'll add that to the list!

Regards,

B

Excelsor is great. It's super compact, and fluffs up really well. It's worth the money, when i have it, and the critters love it!

[Powerspythons]

Kiln Dried Pine has been and always will be the best.

[snakesRkewl]

Excelsior aspen is awesome, I used it for a long time till I switched to kiln dried pine.
For the money kiln dried pine is as good as it gets IMO

[Simple Man]

I'm all over whatever I can get $5 for 45lbs

Regards,

B

[VicShell]

I never look at the weight but i only pay 5 bucks for the bale of pine i get and it fills up the 30/35 gallon garbage can i use so its pretty cheap i get it at a farm supply store. Thanks for all the input i really do appreciate it.

Vic

[azmodane]

I use a combination of pine pellets along with kiln dried pine shavings, I do a handful of pine pellets and then lightly cover the top of pellets with the shavings. I may be spending a little more and adding more work for myself but I have found it helps a lot with the smell and helps with hot temps in the summer months.