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Old 05-21-2019, 03:18 AM  
Fluffagrams
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Default Re: Best substrate for burrowing in the UK?

I usually use Megazorb in my Chinese cages and find it holds up to burrowing well, is soft and usually lasts a long time between clean outs. I use shavings for my diabetics as they need such frequent clean outs that anything else would work out to be quite expensive and I also use it for my Robo and my Campbell group. Hamsters can burrow in woodshavings but I don't think it holds up tunnels as well as Megazorb.

In hospital and maternity cages, I usually use a paper based substrate. My first choice is usually Kaytee Clean and Cozy as I find that Fitch really has declined in quality whilst the price has shot up in recent years and Carefresh just isn't as soft. Recently though I have tried Softacard but that wasn't as soft as I'd have hoped. Out of the paper based substrates, I feel that the Kaytee Clean and Cozy is the best for burrowing.
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