Paper bedding is junk IMO. It doesn't help with odor and helps to contribute to RI. I have used kiln dried pine (and pretty much all pine sold now is kiln dried) for over two years now. It absorbs pee very well and helps to prevent RI by keeping ammonia smell down. It's also super cheap. I get 12 cubic feet compressed for 8. I buy from a local feed store.
I use pine for both the rats and mice. For the mice I throw in some pine pellets as a base layer with the shavings because they are stinky little guys that pee a lot. The pellets really help to absorb and keep smell down.
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