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The bag I got had fairly small pieces of pine and came in a HUGE rectangular bag as you describe, but for $7 at petsmart!
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I do not breed rats but the question is does anyone go to a mill and sure shavings from a planer?
The mill by me sells shavings for 24$ a 1/4 ton. http://www.hefler.ca/Wood_Shavings_Sawdus.html.
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Re: Best Bedding?
I would not use any dusty product, like the mill shavings above. When I used pine, the dusty stuff would clog the nostrils of infant rats and kill them. It's hard to nurse and breathe out your nose when it's clogged.
I switched to shredded aspen earlier this year for my rats. It doesn't help with smell as much, but its less dustier and the pinks sit on top of it instead of getting mixed up or settled to the bottom. I was also weary about the pine oils bonding with the natural skin oils on a rat that could transfer to the snakes. I have no basis for that point other than that's just something I do. I never had an issue with my snakes when growing rats on pine.
Last edited by Focal X; 12-29-2012 at 10:59 AM.
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I'm still new to rats but I really don't like the Care Fresh I have now. Initially I used aspen I had left over from my switch to cedar for my BPs. It lasted way longer than this Care Fresh. Within 2 days there is a noticeable odor. I'm going to swap to pine next to try it out cause it's so inexpensive and it sounds like it's pretty effective.
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You don't want to use cedar with your snakes.
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 Originally Posted by Focal X
You don't want to use cedar with your snakes.
I dunno why I said cedar lol I meant cypress mulch. My bad
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Last edited by Gene Collins; 12-29-2012 at 01:46 PM.
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That's what I thought you meant :p
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thread is also about rats...
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Idk about mill stuff. I have read that it has to be kiln dried. I get a huge bundle of it from the local Co-op. Lasts me at least 2-3 months with the chickens and rats, cost about $10.
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Hey, Hypno...how did the pine shavings work out for you? found this thread by doing a search...I'm on aspen now (just what i have a bunch of from my bp's...they're gunna go to cypress soon), and the stuff stinks to high heaven after a day or two.
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