Wood Stove Pellets for Litter?? NEED HELP!

[Maizy]

Ok, I bought some wood stove pellets yesterday for my lionhead, Maizy. The bag says nothing is added to them. So, I tore a tiny hole in the bag so I could grab just a few pellets (that way I can still return them), and then I poured water on them to see if they clump up. At first, they didn’t, but after a few minutes I went back to check, and they had. Are the still ok to use?? I could really use some help on the subject, because aspen bedding is just too messy for a litter box. (If you guys need pictures, just ask.)

[Muchelle]

Wood pellet without additives is ok, I’ve been using it for a while. The clumping up is the whole point why it’s good to use, if that’s what you have doubts about. They will keep the pee easy to remove, nothing will stick to the bun’s feet and won’t produce dust

[Maizy]

Well, that’s good to know. I just didn’t know if the clumping would be bad, if the rabbits swallow it or something…

[Buggy]

I just switched to using stove pellets. I love them! The clumping is a good thing!

[Bam]

It’s not good if the bunny eats the wood pellets, so keep an eye on that. My bunnies have never shown any interest in eating their wood stove pellets litter, but all buns are different.

[Vienna Blue in France]

Mine doesn’t “clump” it sort of breaks down into fine wood shavings (if that makes sense) so i can let it fall through my fingers like sand. Very heavy though.

Could it not be burnt after rather than throwing it away? Double use?

[Azerane]

Mine also break apart when wet (as in they swell and form shavings), however any part that has been wet stays clumped together. I wouldn’t call it clumping in the traditional clumping cat litter sense though, since it’s easily broken apart. It’s more that as they swell they hold together until disturbed. It’s true you don’t want them eating it, but there isn’t any harm if bunny tries a couple when you first start using them. Both Bandit and Apollo tasted their wood pellets when I first started out on them, and neither had any ill effects from the 3 or so they nibbled on.

I actually liked the holding properties of the dried shavings from the wet wood pellets. I use it in the bottom of my parrot’s cage and I find that the areas that have gotten wet and dried again hold together which makes scooping easier. As I said before though, they do break apart easily so I wouldn’t call it clumping in the traditional sense.

[Beeble]

We always used shredded paper bedding with our first bun. However, we would have gone bankrupt with only using paper when we adopted our second bun. He drinks a lot and pees a lot! We now use wood stove pellets as a base with a layer of poer bedding iver them. It seems softer on their feet and the rabbits seem less inclined to dig in the pellets and slip around less jumping in and out of the box. Our pellets kind of swell and then will disintegrate into a damp powder/shavings under the paper bedding. We scoop soggy paper out daily and place fresh paper topping over pellets. And change box completely every 3 or 4 days.

[Vienna Blue in France]

As soon as pellets are in his tray Henry goes on a’digging to Australia’ mission…. whether the pellets are visible or hidden under newspaper

[Hazel416]

I was so excited to buy the wood stove pellets for Hazel since they are sooo cheap (I got them at $6 for a 40lb bag) but she immediately started eating them. I tried mixing it with a separate kind of litter and putting the pellets underneath, but she nuzzled her head to get at them and just went on eating them all. So unfortunately I now have 39.5 lbs of pellets with no use for them. Hopefully your bun doesn’t have an interest in eating them!

[jerseygirl]

Hazel, why not try a litter screen over the top? Like the BB store has. You can use other things as a screen but I like the flexibility of the galv mesh.

[Hazel416]

That’s a nice idea, and it could work but Hazel is pretty serious about getting what she wants lol, not to mention strong. I don’t know if it is possible but I have a feeling she would be able to move it out of the way to get to the pellets.

[Buggy]

Mine tried to eat 1 or two pellets but quickly spit them out. They were not fans of the taste thankfully!

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