Litter Questions?

[colleenbunny]

 Could I use straw or construction hay for litter?

[Amys Animals]

It wouldn’t be absorbent and it would likely be eaten…Even if it is straw. I do not know what construction hay is. I think you could probably go to your feed store and get some pine pellets used for horse stalls and that would work great for bunnies. I do that and it’s really absorbent and it doesn’t stink like bunny pee. Only odor it has is a pine smell. It’s really cheap. About $5-7 per 40lb bag depending on your feed store…I get 80 pounds for about $18. It’s wonderful.

I wouldn’t use straw though. It will just be eaten and I am not sure how good straw is for bunnies…Never heard of someone using straw.

What I do is I put some pine pellets in the litter box and cover with hay…Works great. =)

[Kokaneeandkahlua]

Yuck…you can but I don’t think you’ll like it. I tried it with my guinea pigs and it’s not absorbent, so not very clean and it just stinks when it’s peed on. It’s also a mess to clean up.
I really think wood stove pellets are the way to go. You can’t find a cheaper litter material, it’s easy, safe and there is never a smell with it.

[Eucalyptus]

Hay isn’t absorbant at all, and has basically no odor control at all. On top of that, but the lack of absorbtion means your bun will be stepping in pee a lot, which results in the ever common stained hind feet. No one wants pee feet. Although it’s not always avoidable.

I personally use Wood stove pellets (accelerant free), and love them. Although they have their own odor, it’s very good at reducing (or completely nullifying) pee odors. They’re extremely cheap (less than 5$ for a 50 lb bag), and you can find them at most hardware stores like Home Depot or Lowe’s. Just make absolutely sure that they’re accelerant free.

[MoveDiagonally]

Wood stove pellets are cheap and work really well. I spend $5 for 50lbs at a feed store (they’re horse stall pellets).

I would avoid straw because I wouldn’t want my bunnies to eat it and the lack of odor control/absorbancy would be ick. 

[Deleted User]

I’d like to mention the terrific screens you can buy right here in the Binky Bunny store to fit in your litter boxes, … they are fabulous! I’m using Mewsprint (a pet store vertion of Yesterday’s News, recycled paper litter) because I didn’t want to cope with wet sawdust. The screen lets me pile the hay on top, they eat in there, cleaning off the screen is simple and quick, and changing the actual litter underneath the screen is so easy, and not a daily chore. So far both of mine always have dry paws and there isn’t any odour. I’m thrilled to have found and be using my screen!!!

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