Wood Pellets Litter

[0Louis0]

I went to the pet store and bought some wood pellets that are sold for hamsters, I couldn’t find out what type of food is it so I’m afraid if some types of pellets are not safe. I heard about pine and cedar shavings for example but what about pellets? Are there any prohibited types?

The pellets don’t have any “aromatic smell” they smell like… like wood

Here’s a pic in case you guys can recognize the type

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Also, few side questions:

For one rabbit how much litter (pellets) do I put in the litter box, how often to change it?

Do I put the pellets in the litterboxes only or as bedding too in the whole cage?

[tobyluv]

Wood stove pellets are fine as long as they don’t contain any accelerants. Since you actually got yours at a pet store, where they are intended for animal use, those would certainly be safe. Even though the pellets may be made out of pine, they are compressed and don’t contain the dangerous aromatic oils that pine and cedar shaving have.

You’ll need a depth of about a couple of inches of the litter. Or you can see if there are recommendations on the bag. Just put litter in the litter box, not in the cage. You can remove the wet litter daily. I tilt the litter box so that the dry litter goes to one end, then I scoop out the wet stuff, and add a little extra dry litter. You can scoop out some of the poop each day too. On a regular basis, once a week or so, you will need to dump out the entire contents of the litter box, and clean it out. Use a natural soap or cleanser, or you can use white vinegar. Dry it and refill with fresh litter.

[peppypoo]

In addition to tobyluv’s great advice, I just wanted to add that you don’t need to put bedding in the whole cage. In fact, this may just confuse your bunny as to where the litter box is, and complicate litter training.

[0Louis0]

ok but in case I buy from outside a pet store is there any type I should stay away from, other than wood having accelerants?
What’s better softwood or hardwood?

[Stickerbunny]

Most people use pine pellets, but aspen pellets are also used for litter. In my experience since I have used both, I have found aspen to be weaker on the odor control and doesn’t break down as nicely as pine. The pellet process removes the dangerous fumes from the pine and leaves it safe for bunnies. The accelerant stuff is the wood pellets you can buy for stoves, to make it burn better, which are dangerous (though, if you can find it without, thats the cheapest way to get WSP).

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