Mouse & Rat Bedding & Litter

Finding the Best Rat & Mouse Bedding for Your Pet

Lay down something soft for your cuddly critter to crawl on with rat bedding and litter from Petco. Rat and mouse bedding is an important part of both your small pet’s home environment, and their overall health. It works to keep their living space safe and dry by absorbing food and water spills. It also supplies a comfy layer of flooring to keep your pet comfortable in their cage and a soft foundation to run and play on. Before stocking up on bedding and litter, there are a few things to keep in mind. Keep reading to learn more about selecting the right rat bedding for your cuddly critter.

What to consider when choosing rat bedding

Your pet rat or mouse will need between 1 to 2” of bedding laid out in their habitat. There are many other types of materials you can consider. Here are a few of the most common types of habitat bedding that you’ll find at Petco:

• High-quality paper bedding
• Newspaper
• Hardwood shavings
• Pellets (wood or paper)

For safety precautions, cedar-based products are not recommended.

Regardless of which materials you use to line your pet’s habitat, it should be safe for food contact. This means paper bedding should be free of inks, dyes, or other chemicals, and wood shavings should be dust-free. You’ll find many recycled paper litter products are dust-free and biodegradable, making them a more environmentally-friendly option. For easy cleanup, rat litter made from recycled newspaper can be flushed right down the toilet.

Choose odor-controlling bedding and litter

Your pet rat’s urine contains high amounts of ammonia, which results in a rather strong odor. Mouse bedding that contains lavender or other soft floral material is great for controlling odors and has a naturally fresh scent. Flooring made with paper and baking soda is another option since baking soda helps to neutralize acidic substances that cause wanted odors.

Find a rat bedding choice that suits your small animal at Petco and keep them comfortable, clean, and happy. When you’re ready to pick up some rat bedding and litter for your small pet, remember you can buy online from petco.com and pick it up at your nearest store for extra savings.