Archimedes, her aspen came up in solid sheets with a dust pan. It was just gross. And I know I bought them bedding.... The other animals include: 8 mice, 1 rat, 2 cats. I actually gave them a breeding pair of mice so that they would have food (I was breeding mice for my snakes at the time), but obviously they aren't using the offspring. The rodents probably are living in crap conditions, but the cats are decently kept. And judging by the spine on her, I'm going with she's not just a slow-grower. It's apparent, but not scary.