So I haven't been able to get out to the feed store for a large amount of pine pellets yet, but I did get a bag of pine pelleted cat litter from Wal Mart the other day. It was enough to use on my 5 tubs of rats one time.

So I was really pleased with the odor reduction and the absorbtion properties of the pine pellets, but after about a week went by and I cleaned them... I really was amazed at how dusty everything was. I realize that all the pellets are is pine sawdust compacted into nice little pellets, which is why it got so dusty... but my concern is, I always thought it was very important to the health of rats to have a low dust bedding? I thought that dusty bedding could contribute to respritory problems in rats? I was actually worried the shredded aspen I usually use, but after seeing the amount of dust with these pellets I really got confused as to why this is supposed to be a good bedding for them.

Just looking for some input on this if anyone has any knowledge about it. Thanks.