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Hi guys!
So I have a huge cage for my boy rats (it’s the same size as a double critter nation; kind of like a cheaper version of one, can’t remember the exact name). I’m currently using fleece to line their cages at the moment (with a layer of newspaper underneath to soak up more wee).
I use binder clips to keep it relatively down but they still get underneath it. At first I didn’t mind as I know rats like to hide and burrow, but it is increasingly frustrating me now. Our boys are relatively new to our home; we rehomed them at 6 months of age and haven’t really bonded with them yet and it’s hard to do so when they bury underneath the fleece liners when ever we enter the room. I’ve tried giving them more fleece scraps, shredded news paper, more hideaways but they still go under the fleece liner.
So, to put a long story short; I think I’m going to switch to loose bedding (at least to replace the liner they always bury underneath). I’ve looked up some supposedly great ones and the not so good ones. I found this one from oxbow which is available in my local pet store and wondered if people had experience with it and if it’s safe and good to use? (I’ll link it at the end of this post).
If not oxbow; which bedding? Let me know.
https://www.thepetexpress.co.uk/bedding/oxbow-pure-comfort-bedding-white-8-2ltr/
So I have a huge cage for my boy rats (it’s the same size as a double critter nation; kind of like a cheaper version of one, can’t remember the exact name). I’m currently using fleece to line their cages at the moment (with a layer of newspaper underneath to soak up more wee).
I use binder clips to keep it relatively down but they still get underneath it. At first I didn’t mind as I know rats like to hide and burrow, but it is increasingly frustrating me now. Our boys are relatively new to our home; we rehomed them at 6 months of age and haven’t really bonded with them yet and it’s hard to do so when they bury underneath the fleece liners when ever we enter the room. I’ve tried giving them more fleece scraps, shredded news paper, more hideaways but they still go under the fleece liner.
So, to put a long story short; I think I’m going to switch to loose bedding (at least to replace the liner they always bury underneath). I’ve looked up some supposedly great ones and the not so good ones. I found this one from oxbow which is available in my local pet store and wondered if people had experience with it and if it’s safe and good to use? (I’ll link it at the end of this post).
If not oxbow; which bedding? Let me know.
https://www.thepetexpress.co.uk/bedding/oxbow-pure-comfort-bedding-white-8-2ltr/