Help?! Rat bedding question

[GrimmyX15]

Anyone can tell me what kind of brand of aspen are safe for my rat?

I saw like 80 punds of ***** aspen for sale so is that okay?

Or should i find another? :/

i know pine and cedar are bad.

 

[thegeckoguy23]

ya aspen or any of those wood type of substrates should be ok

 

[GrimmyX15]

Maybe paper pellets? :/

 

[asbestos]

paper pellets are probably the safest bedding you can use for your rats, I would completely stay away from any wood based bedding its not safe for the rats. one of the easiest and cheapest bedding is just shredded newspaper, it smells bad after a while but the ink is safe and its cheap. I personal use cat litter, yep in the whole cage i buy it at sams club any one that is not special just a regular clay litter works amazingly.

 

[leogecko88]

Aspen is the best wood bedding to use for rodents. It doesn't have the irritating oils like pine and cedar. There is also a good paper bedding called Carefresh. It looks like chopped up egg cartons.

 

[ariana]

carefresh is what i used when i had rats, i put down a layer of newspaper and then a layer of carefresh. it worked wonderfully for me. i avoided wood because of the respiratory issues along with they could stab eyes or something (i was always paranoid). i give carefresh a 10 out of 10, it even comes in different colors!!! lol, a bit more pricey than wood chips but still worth it

 

[leolover23]

I'm not sure what it's called, but for small rodents you can use those nice little fluffy, papery, cottony things. And they have different colors if you wanna get creative. Haha, I just wish I could think of the name! I know you can use them for like any kind of rodents--I used to have it for my gerbils and hamsters.

 

[ariana]

leolover, that stuff youre thinking of is carefresh lol

 

[GrimmyX15]

Got carefresh! thanks for advice. it cost me 21 to get 60 liters, i spent it on my birthday money. xDDDDDDDD! but it was worth for my Jebby. She seems happy. I got her crickets, yoguats drops treat and timothy hays. plus i pay one bag of hay and got free! I think i probably spent 30 on this for Jebby and Jackie(leopard gecko)'s calcuim worms. :3

 

[leolover23]

LOL, thanks ariana )) now i feel like a dork, haha