Feline Pine as mouse bedding?

Question

I bought some feline pine for my cat a while back and HATED it. Well I bought it on sale and still have 2 bags left.

Anyway, I know that cedar is bad to use, but would the pine cause any harm? I hate to be wasteful and it would be perfect if I could use it for my mice.

Answer 1

I can't see why it would be harmful to the mice, especially if you changed the bedding often enough to prevent the Feline Pine litter from disintegrating. The only potential problem I see with it is that rodents like to chew on things and that type of litter easily breaks, so it might be a potential choking hazard. But then again, it is supposed to dissolve with urine, so maybe saliva might have the same effect. I would try it for a while and see what happens. Good luck.

Answer 2

I use feline pine for my rabbits and they love it. I started using it for them because it stated its OK if they nibble on it-it will pass thru their stomachs. It is 100% safe. Plus it holds the urine smell much better than anything else I found on the market. I even use it for the litter on the bottom of my bird cage.
Also as an added bonus- you can flush small quantities down the toilet or you can place it in the garden for compost.

Also the same company makes a another version of feline pine, but for small pets/birds/retiples called ALL PET PINE. I have found no difference between the two, just maybe the pellet size but its the same thing.

Answer 3

If you air it out for a couple of days, it should be okay. The problem is...the odor overpowers the tiny little mice. If you can put it into an open container and let it air out before changing the bedding, it should be okay. It's not toxic to mice. The smell is just often too strong for them. Sort of like when someone is wearing too much perfume only on a greater scale.

Answer 4

Kiln-dried pine is positive as a bedding for guinea pigs. that's what i'm employing on the 2d and works positive for me. i purchase via the bale and that works out to be alot greater value-efficient. 2 of my women are presently affected by what the vet thinks is a mushy respiration style an infection. as a effect of this I would desire to domicile the girls folk on towels for some days to verify if the kiln-dried pine is making it worse and no rely if or no longer the towels enhance the an infection.

Answer 5

cats rule and plus...am not trying to sell any cats....it just happens to be that somali cats...have big blue eyes that are amazing.....but they are rare ..you got to go to ethiopia or somalia to get them....