Quote Originally Posted by Klogue1 View Post
Oh, I didn't see your post Robin but thank you as well. Although I use aspen shavings over care fresh/critter care stuff for all my rodents (feeders and pets) because I find that care fresh gets terribly dirty and sometimes even moldy EXTREMELY quickly I mean in less than 3 days or so... I had to change the bedding almost every day. I just prefer aspen because for my animals that don't make a whole lot of mess when they potty (my mice and hamsters) I clean it maybe once a week or two times, same as my big potty makers like my pet rats (and eventually feeder rats). Only thing I don't use it for is rabbits, they're just so messy lol.
Although you're right about rats & mice being prone to respiratory disease, aspen shavings aren't as bad as a lot of people may say they are; the only time I've had problems with excess dust is at the bottom of the bag, which I just trash anyways to avoid the risk. I've owned a lot of rats before but have always found aspen my favorite bedding to use, it's fairly cheap around here too
yeah, to me its not so much keeping them alive as it is to keep the rat tank from STINKING. rats are a lot more work than a snake. lol .. I'm ganna run a little experiment soon. ill let u how it turns out.
As for the moment, i'm ticked off at my supplier. i bought 6 rats, when i saw them i told the girl no, i said rats, they were so small, i thought they were mice. not only that, they were 4 dollars instead of 3 dollars each . Now i get to sit here and feed them untill they are big enough for my snake.