Rabbits have a sensitive respiratory system, so it’s best to avoid anything with fragrance. Rabbit poop had almost no odor, and while their pee can be…. pungent, daily box cleaning (and a full cage scrub as needed) is all that’s needed to keep it under control. I use a little paper-based litter at the bottom of my bun’s box, and just empty the whole thing each morning.

I would like to suggest Yesterday’s News. I have to change my males box frequently due to the amount he poops per day, but I change my females box 1-2 a week and I never smell a thing. Both of mine are neutered/spayed though. That makes a difference.

Wood stove pellets are also great, and very cheap. If smell is a major issue you could easily change out every day and not break the bank. Also consider that until bunny is spayed/neutered, there will be much stronger smelling urine.

As for the hay and feeding, yes, unlimited pellets for now (and made for baby bunnies), and try to mix the alfalfa with timothy or other grass hays. Only you can decide if the hay is too dusty. Alfalfa always seems dusty to me, but there is definitely a difference between a little dust and obviously dusty/moldy hay. I feed my rabbit oat hay from a bale, so there is definitely nothing wrong with hay from bales if it is of good quality.

I use “yesterdays new” litter, the unscented one. I just scoop out the wet corner every two days and the rest can be kept for longer. I only have one rabbit per litter box so the poops don’t pile up too fast.

I have used clay litter in the past without issue, but some rabbits will eat it, so that needs to be watched for. They DO like digging in it though!

If you don’t mind spending just a little more, I highly recommend Aspen pellets, (I’ve only bought Aspen Supreme, and it’s sold in the birds section of pet stores) along with Aspen shavings. You can’t use pine shavings ever, but Aspen shavings are a safe wood. The great thing about the pellets is that they totally absorb all smell, and last much longer than pine pellets or other types. It’s really excellent and worth it to me to have no odor at all. I just add on aspen shavings because it’s softer for my picky bunny to sit on.
Yesterday’s News is a good product, as is Carefresh. Nothing scented or even with lots of dyes for colors should be used. No pine shavings, but Feline Pine pellets are like wood stove pellets and also very cheap. Don’t absorb odor as well, however.

We use Carefresh Natural. All buns are spayed/neutered. No odor at all (and my lops pee and poop alot!). We change out the litterboxes at least daily — two of mine occasionally nap in their littrboxes too (I’ve never gotten used to seeing that!).

I used to use Yesterdays News, and while it’s a great, absorbent litter, I have 2 bunnies and every time I changed their box it just reeked of pee. I switched to pine pellets because when they get wet they absorb odor really well and just smell like damp pine. So if smell is an issue for you, get pine pellets. Carefresh and YN are the worst to me in terms of smell.

Blankies are fine:-). But they’ll probably get peed on so you may want extras to wash in between

Clay litter is unsafe because it clumps and can cause blockages if the bun injests it. I love pine pellets.
Blankets are fine, but I wouldn’t use them during litter training as it may confuse him. Also watch that he doesn’t chew on them.