Litter in trays

What kind of litter do you guys use in litter trays?
I found someone who really recommends oko plus but always thought clumping was a no go?

Would really appreciate everyone's thoughts and preferences
Thank you!

Yep clumping litter is a big no no.

I use megazorb for mine although it does track around a bit on their feet. It is available from equine suppliers.

Paper or straw based litters are pretty good such as yesterday's news, back 2 nature, ecostraw or smartbedz.

Check out websites specially for buns such as the hay experts or bunny bazaar for ideas. If they stock it it will be safe and reasonably good.

We use Megazorb - its available from RWAF website and also the Hay Experts. Its about £9 for a MASSIVE bag. It lasts my three buns (two large trays changed daily) about a month.

Clumping is a massive no no as its very dangerous.

We use Magazorb to and we find it brilliant it's Super absorbent, 100% natural - virgin wood pulp fibre and so safe for bunnies.

Avoid clumping or dusty cat litters, which can cause serious health problems if eaten. Clumping cat litters clog the rabbit's digestive system and harm the respiratory tract.
Clumping cat litter is made from clay bentonite.
Signs that your rabbit may suffer from bentonite toxicity due to ingestion include lethargy, weakness and anemia.

Wood Shavings

Avoid litter made from cedar, pine or other wood shavings. The shavings contain phenol and other volatile organic compounds which manufacturers claim produces a pleasant smell to mask odors, but the chemicals may actually kill your bunny. They can cause respiratory problems such as pneumonia when inhaled.

I use the back to nature litter and its great, I really recommend it

Also use megazorb! It does cart around a little bit but nothing a bit of sweeping doesn't clean up.

I used to use back 2 nature but I was paying £14 for a 30l bag and when I looked at megazorb it was £10 for an 80l bag, so it was a no brainer for me really.

Dotdot wrote:Also use megazorb! It does cart around a little bit but nothing a bit of sweeping doesn't clean up.

I used to use back 2 nature but I was paying £14 for a 30l bag and when I looked at megazorb it was £10 for an 80l bag, so it was a no brainer for me really.

We pay £7.49p for an 85 litres bag.

I use wood based cat litter, turns to powder when wet. Altho at mo my 2 buns wont use the trays unless in a certain corner, only probs is the rain is getting into this corner so wasting the litter.

hi

i think megazorb is quite dusty i use the wooden cat litter pellets from pets at home they do a good job.

regards

jag wrote:hi

i think megazorb is quite dusty i use the wooden cat litter pellets from pets at home they do a good job.

regards

I can honestly say I have never come across that problem and we have been using it for years for our buns
it's suppose to be one of the safest .

I have to say, I do agree with Jag about megazorb being dusty. It doesn't seem to bother Molly and Junior but a fair few times I've thrown the scoop back in the bag and been hit in the face by a cloud of dust. I also don't like how it gets tracked around like Cheryl says. My gawd that stuff can travel

But I stick with it because its cheap and it's comfortable for M&J to stand on

we use unscented wood pellet cat litter at the moment - its available scented but I don't know what they put in to make it smell so best to steer clear.

We have used megazorb in the past but its harder for us to get (by the time we have paid for the postage it didn't work out that cheap), we found that the wood pellet stuff is slightly better than megazorb at holding back wee smells for an indoor bun but Myrtle prefers the megazorb as she can dig in it and it is softer.

I haven't had problems with dust from megazorb but have had dust from wood pellets, especially at the end of a bag.

I use wood shavings and back 2 nature small animal animal litter 30L.
I use around 4 handfuls of wood shaving to cover the bottom of the litter tray and then have a fine covering of the back 2 nature litter.
I use only a very fine covering of the litter because it's pretty expensive for them just to pee on .
Anyway that works wonders for me as the wood shavings soak up a lot of the waste.
Hope that helps .
Izzy

We have always used Yesterday's News but for some reason Rory is rejecting it. Rejecting all litter. training now actually.

yes you can see the dust when you remove it from the bag i used it for my hamster and tho its soft it is very dusty he is a very light cream colour and the megazorb makes his fur look a daker shade and greasy the stuff makes your hands look dirty after handling it so the little critters must be having to wash it off their fur which means ingesting it ...

so sadly i'm not a fan of megazorb..

regards

I just use newspaper and hay.

just a quick note about wood shavings from pets at home, I gave them a call earlier and their wood shavings are made of pine. They heat treat them to reduce the phenol content to "negligable" levels so its probably safe for buns. However it is probably worth checking with whoever you get shavings from to make sure they do the same, Im not sure if it is standard practice to heat treat them.

I use newspaper and shredded paper - we have this in abudance with a family business and offices so it's free for me which is a big plus.

I use megazorb and Ive never noticed it being dusty, but I don't really go throwing it around to notice.

For the people who use newspaper/shredded paper and hay, does it actually absorb the wee?

i also use megazorb but ive started putting paper on the top and then hay,as spike has started to dig in the litter tray and there very fluffy,so gets stuck in her fur and she thinks i dont know its her

Lizzi, I find the newspaper and shredded paper together work well for absorbancy - I'm not sure either would be great alone though.