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02-18-2016, 05:24 AM
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Newborn Pup
Join Date: Jan 2016
Posts: 11
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Bedding
Does anyone know if there's anywhere in the U.K. That sells kaytee soft granule blend bedding? Or if there is a U.K. Version of something similar to this?
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02-18-2016, 05:54 AM
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Dwarf whisperer
Join Date: May 2014
Location: Wales UK
Posts: 24,789
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Re: Bedding
Can't seem to find anywhere that stocks it or is in stock if they do, I've never seen it but the photo on the kaytree site looks a bit like megazorb which quite a lot of people use but I found it really, really dusty.
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02-18-2016, 06:20 AM
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Banned
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Posts: 293
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Re: Bedding
I have a dust allergy and I couldn't walk into the room with the hamster cages without sneezing when I used that stuff.
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02-18-2016, 08:30 AM
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#4
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Newborn Pup
Join Date: Jan 2016
Posts: 11
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Re: Bedding
Quote:
Originally Posted by Sm_banks
I have a dust allergy and I couldn't walk into the room with the hamster cages without sneezing when I used that stuff.
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Megazorbes or the kaytee bedding?
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02-18-2016, 08:34 AM
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#5
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Newborn Pup
Join Date: Jan 2016
Posts: 11
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Re: Bedding
I want something that's good for digging in, I use carefresh at the moment but it's not great for digging and is a bit pricey, I've seen people in America use aspen but the only aspen I've found here is reptile bedding is this the same stuff?
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02-18-2016, 09:00 AM
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#6
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Dwarf whisperer
Join Date: May 2014
Location: Wales UK
Posts: 24,789
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Re: Bedding
SMB probably means the kaytee being in the US but megazorb is just as bad imo, gives me really bad asthma!
I use a combination of Fitch & hemp which works really well for digging, you can buy both in large bags so long term it's economical.
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02-18-2016, 09:23 AM
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#7
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PM Fluffy for custom title
Join Date: Jan 2016
Location: Hertfordshire - UK
Posts: 3,190
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Re: Bedding
Aspen for reptiles is the same as the hamster aspen.
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02-18-2016, 10:12 AM
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Banned
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Posts: 293
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Re: Bedding
I was talking megazorb
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02-18-2016, 04:12 PM
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#9
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Newborn Pup
Join Date: Aug 2014
Location: Devon, United Kingdom
Posts: 9
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Re: Bedding
I like Carefresh for its odour properties and softness, but know what you mean about tunnelling. I have found that mixing it with hay gives it much more digability and stops a lot of the tunnel collapse.
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02-18-2016, 04:50 PM
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Hamster Antics
Join Date: Sep 2014
Posts: 23,533
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Re: Bedding
I think I read that if you mix 2 or 3 substrates it helps tunnels hold. I use Fitch on it's own and they seem to hold quite well. It's like Carefresh but without the dust and a lot cheaper as you buy it in bulk. The 10kg bag isn't too massive. Ours is in the corner of the bedroom with a throw over it so it looks like a beanbag
Fitch Recycling - 10kg Single Bale Fitch Paper Bedding For Smaller Critters - Fitch Pet Bedding
The hemp bedding is good as well, as Cypher says (I was allergic to it unfortunately). I wasn't keen on Aspen - seemed spiky. You can also get Finacard bedding (cardboard). So mixing that with Fitch and hemp might help, although I did find Fitch ok for holding tunnels.
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