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Forum DIET & CARE What litter is the best?

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    • Mari and Lilo bunny
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        My bunny and I have tried four different types of litter and none of them seem to work…
        -carefresh (too expensive)
        -feline pine (too dusty)
        -sopresh paper based litter (didn’t realize it was scented, changed litter RIGHT AWAY)
        -sopresh pine litter (too dusty)
        I’m running out of options and next time I buy litter I really wanted to get it right… Could you guys name some of YOUR favorite brands or recommendations?
        BTW if you use one of the litters I did not like that’s great! It worked for you and not for me. ?


      • sarahthegemini
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          Despite being costly, carefresh works great for me. I keep meaning to try wood stove pellets but my bunnies love the carefresh so I’m reluctant to change. It just hurts my wallet a little :p


        • Mari and Lilo bunny
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            LOL! That’s great… have you tried any other litter that you might wanna share your experience about?


          • Nibbles
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              We’ve been using the supermarket equivalent of feline pine, it does a great job of absorbing urine and odors. Haven’t had any problems with it being dusty.


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                Posted By Mari and Lilo bunny on 12/27/2016 2:00 PM

                LOL! That’s great… have you tried any other litter that you might wanna share your experience about?

                Only other litter option I tried was straw which as you can imagine was a complete disaster! 


              • Sr. Melangell
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                  Wood chips, that is good, I was advised to get it for Olly because he sneezes a lot, we do not like Carefresh.
                  Wood pellets are good because when Olly tinkles it absorbs the tinkle and does’t smell, it is also cheap and easy to empty out after.


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                    Posted By sarahthegemini on 12/27/2016 2:28 PM

                    Posted By Mari and Lilo bunny on 12/27/2016 2:00 PM

                    LOL! That’s great… have you tried any other litter that you might wanna share your experience about?

                    Only other litter option I tried was straw which as you can imagine was a complete disaster! 

                    Lol I tried Hay 


                  • LittlePuffyTail
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                      I love Yesterday’s News. A bit pricey though but have zero issues with smell at my house.


                    • Wascally Wabbits
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                        I use Yesterday’s news. It’s not scented (at least the type I get isn’t scented), paper-based, and not dusty at all. Only problem is.. it looks like pellets and Lilo would accidentally eat it sometimes (but it is safe to eat, I ate some just to see if it tastes funny or full of chemical, just tasted like paper).


                      • Mari and Lilo bunny
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                          Thanks for all your advice! I’ll definitely try these out! BTW I’ve tried hay as well… I honestly hated it. LOL! Thanks again!


                        • jerseygirl
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                            With Yesterday’s News, isn’t there different packs marketed for small animals? But it’s exactly the same as their cat one, just more expensive?

                            I use wood pellets. You can get big bags of these sold as horse stall bedding or accelerant-free wood stove pellets.
                            I only use a single layer in my big litter boxes, with a screen over the top. I scoop out the really soiled stuff and mix the rest that is left around. Then do a full box clean out when required.

                            If a rabbit is a tad fussy about wood pellets, you could try using a combo, putting a softer paper litter on the top.


                          • Mari and Lilo bunny
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                              I’ll definitely try to use wood pellets. The only thing is that I would have to order them on Amazon. Or do you know somewhere I can get it?


                            • Sr. Melangell
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                                eBay?
                                I get Olly’s from a shop in the UK.


                              • Mari and Lilo bunny
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                                  Yeah, I think I would prefer to use Amazon… I live in CA. Do you think Home Depot has wood stove pellets?


                                • LittlePuffyTail
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                                    Yes, Jersey, the Yesterday’s News makes a smaller, softer variety for small pets but it’s quite a bit more expensive (and the regular type is already expensive!). We buy the regular unscented cat kind. My buns have no complaints.


                                  • Nibbles
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                                      Oops! I said feline pine but meant yesterday’s news!


                                    • Mari and Lilo bunny
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                                        Oh! That’s great! I’ll try the supermarket yesterday’s news as soon as I run out of te current litter. I also want to try Woodstove pellets or horsestall pellets. Thanks for the advice! You might also want to say what didn’t work for you ao I can learn from your experiences… ?


                                      • DorothyTheMiniSatinBun
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                                          My shelter suggested I use wood pellets (the kind you use for a fire) you can get them from any hardware store, and they’re usually 5 dollars for a 40 pound bag. They’re really absorbent, and they’re supposed to be safe for bunny in case he or she eats some. I line 1st cut timothy hay on top of that and then the hay she prefers to eat – 2nd cut timothy.


                                        • Mari and Lilo bunny
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                                            Ok! Thanks for your advice!


                                          • Jessica
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                                              I use esquisicat naturals, it’s a paper pellet like yesterday news


                                            • Mari and Lilo bunny
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                                                Thanks! I’ll try it out… ?


                                              • Luna's Mom
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                                                  We started out with the paper pellet kind called fresh news, which was ok. I had issues with the fact I felt like it was hard to keep clean because you really can’t scoop it. I tried scooping 2 a day and doing a complete change every other day and it still seemed like it was not clean. We did try the wood stove pellets also, but I don’t think she liked the pine smell. She did not want to use it at all. So I seen some stuff called cat spot that is made from coconut husk I believe. I ordered it and when I first received it I didn’t think I was going to like it just by looking at it. I had it here for like 4 days and finally was fed up trying to keep the paper pellet stuff clean. It could totally just be my ocd in thinking it was not clean info! I tried it and I love it. I scoop the poops out in the morning and before bed and the pee you just stir up the litter and it like disappears. At first I did not like the thought of that either. There is absolutely no smell what so ever and very little tracking around her area. I do a complete change out 1 a week and it’s been working great. I was really surprised that I ended up liking it so much!


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                                                    I buy Carefresh Complete bedding, the “Natural Paper Bedding” Kind. I think it does a pretty good job at keeping odor down. I’ve got a lionhead mix and it doesn’t stick to the more liony parts of her fur, which is a problem we’ve had with other paper beddings.
                                                    Here’s an amazon link: https://www.amazon.com/Carefresh-Complete-Pet-Bedding-Natural/dp/B00PBM6WHW/ref=pd_ys_c_rfy_rp_2619533011_1?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B00PBM6WHW&pd_rd_r=XPQX3GT13TMMDZZKZDW0&pd_rd_w=OO5Ov&pd_rd_wg=Ii6wl&psc=1&refRID=TFWY8HJ0S1HYYW6V1E52


                                                  • Mari and Lilo bunny
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                                                      Thank you everyone! All these ideas are great! I’ll definitely try all these out!


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                                                        I started off buying yesterday’s news. My daughter bought a different brand once. It’s so much more absorbent and you go through less of it but my bun doesn’t like it. I put it in his second litter box and he stopped using it. To get rid of it i had to buy yesterday’s news and mix them. I guess he’s picky. Both were unscented. The other brand just had a diffetent texture

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