Has anyone used this with ferrets? Is the fresh scent okay for them, and does it control smell? I'm currently using pine pellets but they're dusty.
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I've no experience with ferrets, but I used it for my kitten after he was neutered and declawed. It worked, but I didn't love it, if that makes sense! It did help with urine smell though, so that's a plus. But my cat like to play with/chew on the pellets :/ Have you tried the shredded cardboard - that stuff was awesome when we had guinea pigs! Good luck!
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I haven't used it with ferrets but I have with a rabbit and a cat. I've read, at least where rabbits are concerned, that pine can possibly cause issues with their kidneys so I chose to go a different route. It definitely works well, for the rabbit and for the cat. For the cat, this sort of paper pellet litter is far superior to any other type I've used. It's a better value as well.
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Pine pellets are pretty high in phenols which adversely affect my Rabbit's health. I use the fresh scent and it doesn't seem to bother my bunnies. I researched it a while back and found it was less harmful that fabric softener. I wish I could show you where I found the info, but it was a few years ago, and I've been using this product since with no complications if that helps.
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My experience has been completely different. I use the pellets on other smells because works so well. When our cats both elected to use a houseplant instead of the litter box I put a layer of pellets in the pot. The smell was gone. (side benefit was the cats both switched back to the litter box) I even put a layer of the pellets in the litter at the bottom of our cage for our three rats and it cut the urine smell considerably. A friend even asked if we had gotten rid of the rats because she didn't smell them any more. There's also a spray called Nature's Miracle. We use it for all the animals and it's great. For the poop smell we keep a covered trash can next to the box. Hope it helps. My experience has been completely different. I use the pellets on other smells because works so well. When our cats both elected to use a houseplant instead of the litter box I put a layer of pellets in the pot. The smell was gone. (side benefit was the cats both switched back to the litter box) I even put a layer of the pellets in the litter at the bottom of our cage for our three rats and it cut the urine smell considerably. A friend even asked if we had gotten rid of the rats because she didn't smell them any more. There's also a spray called Nature's Miracle. We use it for all the... » Read More My experience has been completely different. I use the pellets on other smells because works so well. When our cats both elected to use a houseplant instead of the litter box I put a layer of pellets in the pot. The smell was gone. (side benefit was the cats both switched back to the litter box) I even put a layer of the pellets in the litter at the bottom of our cage for our three rats and it cut the urine smell considerably. A friend even asked if we had gotten rid of the rats because she didn't smell them any more. There's also a spray called Nature's Miracle. We use it for all the animals and it's great. For the poop smell we keep a covered trash can next to the box. Hope it helps. « Show Less
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I think it will work for the ferrets but they may chew through it.. but they are maybe a inch apart..
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Not really sure what you are questioning here? I use it all the time for my rabbit bedding, and it's great. Keeps the smell down and absorbs nicely. It is the only thing I can use that he doesn't eat!
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TJ, I think it would work great, it even has locking clasps on each end where the zippers meet. I would feel confident using it for your ferrets. Take care, Cindy
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My rabbit loves it. Its safe for her to eat and it absorbs odor so I don't have to clean as often.I don't notice the smell of the pellets because I only use a cup full and put it directly into her litter box. If you use it as bedding then you may notice the smell more.
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i use one and i just put it under the hay bin to try to keep it tidy. guinea pigs wont use a litter box they go wherever but i wouldnt worry about them eating the litter but you must buy a low dust litter or they will get lung problem try feline pine or even wood stove pellets. i use them for my ferrets they are super cheep and work wonders. i've never herd of them eating the litter.
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I don't have ferrets but I do have a dog and a cat. It shouldn't matter what type of animal you have, if you have fleas in your house this product works great! Fleas gravitate to the trap from within your house and off animal. Still use your recommended flea meds from the vet, this just catches the ones that are left. Put one in each room of house for optimal results. I have one in my living room and one in the bedroom.
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I really don't think they would work for a ferret. I've seen larger ones but they didn't look big enough either. I guess you could ask a fellow ferret owner to see if they had any luck using them. There might even be larger ones then I've seen. Good luck. If you find one that works I'm sure it'll enjoy using it.
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I have two cats and replace the pellets when I feel they are "getting old". Sometimes I replace them more than once a month and sometimes not. I do tend to add pellets when they are getting low. I don't notice that they smell or retain odor but as I said, sometimes they seem to need changing.
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We use FP in our Breeze box and it works just fine. Right now we have a combo of FP, Yesterdays News and the Breeze pellets just because that's what I've bought. I don't like how much the FP pellets disolve into sawdust but it goes right through the grates really well. The YN pellets don't turn to sawdust and stay pretty intact so they work a little different/better.We have 3 cats and 3 boxes and have tried everything out there and this is by far the best system. If the Breeze pellets were less expensive we'd stick with that only though.
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You can only smell it if you stick your nose in it. It isn't bothersome for humans at all. Just for the critters it is suppose to repel.
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I loved this cage for my ferrets. I only had two of them and it worked great. I know that rats chew quite a bit, and wonder if they would chew on the plastic parts. Aside from that it should work great for one or two.
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The only one that totally works you have to order from feline pine, should be a number on the bag or you can go to their website. If you're still using feline pine I would switch to the Petco brand called sophresh pine. It works like feline pine did before they changed it, dry sawdust, no mush in the pan and it's cheaper! Feline pine now is terrible, I mix a little of what I have left with the sophresh just to get rid of it without totally wasting it! Don't know why they changed it!
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I just leave them until I do a whole pellet replacement. The pellets dry it out so you shouldn't have any odor.
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I haven't had a ferret but I've had friends who have and from what I've seen this could easily be used for ferrets. the only problem I have had out of mine is that the metal grate comes out because my guinea pig digs around and it comes up. so i just took it out. I still stuff the hay down in the back of it though because she just reaches in and pulls it all out.
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How did the ball pit work for your ferret? Mine have always ignored ping pong balls individually, but i never had a 'pit'.