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From: Joanne & Darren <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, March 23, 2001 12:02 AM
Subject: paper based cat litter
> I made a huge mistake lately. I used paper based cat litter in my mice
> colony tank. I thought it would absorb the odours that mice emit. PLEASE,
> don't anyone ever use this stuff as floor litter as I lost all 8 of my
mice
> :( . I'm glad I didn't use it for my gerbils (I have 40+), degus (2),
> hamsters (8),or my rat. apparently the mice ate it and then drank and
well,
> you can imagine what happened. I could kick myself for being so stupid.
>
> Josie xx
>
Well, I use Biocatalet, a paper-based cat litter that is also recommended
for rodents. It is excellent. Very absorbent of smells - not a problem
with gerbils, but significant with my rats. It is also far less dustier
than wood chips. The only problem is the price, about 3 times that of
woodchips.
However, I did once try another supermarket own brand paper-based cat
litter. According to the packet this was also suitable for rodents, but I
would never use it again. It seemed to disintegrate very easily and was
highly perfumed. So I suppose you just have to find the right brand.
Biocatalet is available in the UK. Carefresh seems to be the equivalent in
the US.
Cheers
Sue
