Bunny bedding

[g5604]

Hello,

we have just got our first little bunny - Princess Emerntrude! a lovely white english lop.

in her cage we have put sawdust all over the bottom, is thisa good idea? or would it be better to carpet?



many thanks,

Kylie

 

[irishmist]

A lot of people here use a product calledWoodypet. I don't think I would use Sawdust as it could causerespiratory problems for your bunny. Carpet is not such agood idea either, because it will probably chew it and it is not goodfor its digestive system. There are a lot of yays and naysabout the useage of pine and cedar shaving. If you choose touse shavings of those kinds I would look for Aspen as the others havebeen linked to respiratory problems for SOME bunnies

Welcome to the board

Susan

 

[g5604]

many thanks for the reply...

i am thinking that maybe it will encourage the bunny to use the littertray if there wasn`t sawdust everywhere..we will try aspen ,don`t want her to develop respiratory problems

 

[JimD]

What do you use in your litter pan?

~Jim

*** gets ready to give his Woody Pet pitch ***

 

[g5604]

rabbit litter, i think its some sort of soft wood that expands.

 

[JimD]

Sound something like Woody Pet. Woody Pet is made of compressed wood pellets that expand and break down into sawdust.

If that's the case, I can see where the bun might figure it's ok to poop or pee in similar products.

The grass or straw mats are a good idea.

I don't use bedding in my cages (because they are wire bottom). A fewof my buns like sleepie boxes and I simply use hay in them. I use WoodyPet in all of the litter pans (did I mention that I love Woody Pet??).

If I were to use a bedding it would probably be CareFresh....that is ifI could afford it. I would probably end up using straw, though.

~Jim

 

[g5604]

thanks for the ideas.. she has a bed which sheuses all the time, i was just thinking about the rest of the cage.. iwill look up grass matts and woody pet

 

[JimD]

Oh my goodness....I forgot to welcome you to the forum!!

Welcome to the forum Kylie!!!!

Got any pictures of your new bunnie??

Princess Emerntrude...I gotta know how you named her!?!?

~Jim

 

[g5604]

no picture as of yet, i will post as soon as we get some.



she looks looks like a lady, so thats where the princess came from andi guess Emerntrude fitted nicely as well. she seems really big as sheis only meant to be a few weeks old! i wonder how big she will grow.