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Comments about Oxbow Eco Straw Litter:
We have been using this for awhile in the two litter pans in our cage. It works well and cuts down on the mess in the bedding.
Comments about Oxbow Eco Straw Litter:
This product works great for rabbits. Trick to not wasting litter is to have a second litterbox, shake the unused litter into the second box before disposing of the soiled litter (usually sticks to the bottom, just turn over the garbage and give it a tap. Much safer than newspaper pellet litter (they usually have plastic or metal shards that will kill your pet if ingested). I love this stuff!
from Manitoba, Canada on 12/15/2011
Comments about Oxbow Eco Straw Litter:
I have owned bunnies all my life and spent a great deal of time looking for a litter which is not only non-clumping (clumping = bad for bunnies) but free of chemicals and safe to eat. Bunnies like to chew everything and this includes their litter. Litter made of compressed newspaper contains shreds of metal and plastic which is detrimental to a bunny's digestive system. Please look for yourself by breaking open a few pellets.
I would only recommend this product to rabbit owners who have properly litter trained their bunnies. It would not be a good bedding alternative or for pets who are not litter trained. I change my bunny's litter twice a day by dumping the loose litter from one box into a clean one while the soiled litter clings to the bottom of the soiled litter box in a big clump. To dispose of the used litter I just hold the litter box over the garbage and smack it once. If you keep your cage clean and change the litter often, odor (as with most pets) should not be an issue.
One bag (the smaller one) will last us 3 weeks with our little bunny. Straw litter is also flushable and biodegradable and we go through less litter compared to compressed newspaper litter. Furthermore, litter composed of reclaimed wood pulp will only begin to absorb moisture once it has been soaked for days and corn based litters are toxic to bunnies while anything with clay will result in GI Stasis which will lead to death if not treated promptly.
If you are a bunny owner who has successfully litter trained your bun, are concerned about chemicals and their effects, and aware that your pet will nibble at her litter then this is a great litter choice at an affordable price.
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from Middlehope NY on 10/3/2011
Comments about Oxbow Eco Straw Litter:
It's very hard to clean the waste because of the size of the pellets. They dont slide thru the scoop slots and you throw away alot of the clean pellets. It smells terrible when wet. I used this for a mini pot bellied piglet. She was eating it because it looks like her feed pellets. I went thru 40lbs. in two weeks.
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from Omaha, NE on 7/2/2010
Comments about Oxbow Eco Straw Litter:
I would not recommend using wheat straw bedding/litter. I used this product once and it coated my hands and arms with a fine, gritty dust and caused them to itch like crazy. And this dust coats everything it comes in contact with. I looked at it closely and although it appears to be a powder, it's actually miniscule pieces of sharp straw. It coated my bunnies fur and made them feel like they had been rolling in dust. It was awful. I am sure it cannot be healthy for any animal.