What's your favorite bedding and nesting material ? - Page 2

amnerisryn · 03-14-2005, 11:57 AM

I use Kaytee Soft Sorbent. It's alright but like Emma said about Carefresh, it's a bit dusty and Tinky will sometimes mistake the larger lumps for food. But it does really well at absorbing liquids (as I didn't notice that my previous water bottle was leaking due to it being absorbed

) . So far it hasn't bothered Tinky and he likes it well enough (especially for pushing around and burrowing into) so I'm content with it. I did have to find another way of storing it though because the bags it comes in are terrible storage. The small bag fits quite nicely into a Sterilite container and it lasts forever.

carefresh · 03-14-2005, 12:27 PM

Do most petstores sell the white carefresh ? (I found out it's actually called Carefresh ULTRA)

Coco1 · 03-14-2005, 12:58 PM

I get mine from Petsmart, I'm sure other places sell it. (yes, its called Carefresh "Ultra". _

**babyboos** · 03-14-2005, 01:02 PM

I worry about hamsters pouching it to be honest - it states on the some packages now that it can cause intestinal blockage so I would be wary with a hamster that likes to chew its litter layer.

carefresh · 03-14-2005, 01:57 PM

babyboos are you talking about Carefresh ? or Carefresh Ultra ? or both ? or some other kind of bedding ? or... I'm confused !

SnuggleHam · 03-14-2005, 02:29 PM

Hmm if the white stuff controls odour longer than regular Carefresh they must have done something different?? I wonder if that might be harmful.

Emma · 03-14-2005, 03:51 PM

There has been a lot of posts recently on the HoneyHams yahoo group and the NHC mailing list about Carefresh having a disclaimer on the packet that the product may cause intestinal blockages. Apparently this isn't on all packets and it seems to vary from country to country, I checked a packet when I was in the pet shop recently and couldn't see it anywhere.

I'll go back and read through those posts when I can, see if there was any conclusion from the discussions.

**babyboos** · 03-14-2005, 05:33 PM

As far as I can tell it is on the newer packages - some of the bags I have seen in petshops have been there for well over a year - it sadly is still not very popular due to its cost. Many people do not realise it does puff up quite dramatically, and even although it has no real scent of its own like wood shavings it still keeps odours down. I have been using a similiar product called Megazorb which I obtain from an equestrian shop. It is used as a stable bedding material, but also increasingly by small animal owners.

SnuggleHam · 03-15-2005, 07:56 AM

It does puff up doesn't it.. I'm still getting used to that. It seems I don't put enough of it in, then the next day there is about and inch and a half of it in there lol.

**babyboos** · 03-15-2005, 08:54 AM

If you try mixing it with other substrates it really bulks up so I find I was only using about 4 handfulls for a very large enclosure. Roborovski Dwarves love to dig so they will appreciate a nice thick layer, and as they "work" it you should find it puffs up even more.