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22-01-2008, 06:55 PM
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APH on sawdust
Are APH's ok on lemon scented sawdust (dust free). I know there not allowed toxic but lemon scented is available dust free and knowing what mammal cages smell like it would possibly cover the odour
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22-01-2008, 07:05 PM
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You shouldn't use 'sawdust' for anything really.
It can affect their breathing. I don't have Hedgy's, yet, but when I get my ELH I'm going to be using aubiouse the same as I use for the reps andodents. Apparently there's somethng you can buy to help with the smell but I'll just put vanilla essence in it's water as I do with the rodents.
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22-01-2008, 11:19 PM
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i personaly wouldnt use sawdust as they tend to root around the substrate looking for bits of food etc and as said before there have been problems with sawdust and respiratory problems and so probably wouldnt be good for them as their noses are always searching lol
i use aubiose and they seem to do well on it  stu
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22-01-2008, 11:22 PM
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 If so they should be fine, though some people do not advise using wood shavings with hogs fo respiratory reasons (these ARE dust extracted though). Another good bedding for keeping down smell is carefresh  Hogs dont really seem to smell unless theyre kept in wooden hutches though. If yours is in an indoor rabbit cage or similar you shouldnt notice too much smell, particularly since the plastic bases can be rinsed out easily.
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22-01-2008, 11:29 PM
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Even bags like that are full of dust Han, I only use sifted aspen with my hogs, apart from litter trays with dirt and leaf litter for foraging.
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22-01-2008, 11:31 PM
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It depends on the brand really, I used to keep chinchillas on alsorts and it 100% depends on the manufacturer. Personally I like chopped cardboard for furries, but dont really keep any now, apart from those mcie!
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23-01-2008, 06:30 PM
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aubiose you can get a big bale dirt cheap.
Horse Bedding see if tha tlink works. Most reptile shops these days sell Hemp (which is basically what aubiose is..aubiose is just a brand name) Aspen i wouldn't use personally, hemp is much softer and doesn't risk getting toes etc tangled which i've been warned about with aspen
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24-01-2008, 03:59 PM
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I keep my Hoggies on dust extracted wood shavings. That is what them and their parents were kept on before i had them.
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24-01-2008, 04:02 PM
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we kept ours on dust extracted shavings and they're fine.... as long as you clean them out regulary you don't have to use lemon scented stuff. and spot clean everyday. we always feed ours in cermaic bowls and hand feed them insects so there's no chance of them picking up the shavings.
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