Rat tubs

[disintegratus]

Go 2 ur local produce supplies store n ask 4 a bail of wood shavings. If they don't hav any on hand ask if they can order 1 4u. Cost bout $80 n will last u a lot longer then wot u can get from a pet store!!!!

Make sure they're kiln dried and dust extracted. Phenols from fresh pine are just as bad for rats as they are for everything else
Another common bedding is lucerne chaff, also available from produce stores. I much prefer it to shavings, as the chaff doesn't stick to everything like the shavings do.
I've got mine on hemp horse bedding now, and I love it! It's pretty hard to source in Vic though, hopefully as it becomes a little more popular, more places will stock it.

 

[Jimie]

I have mine on steam cut oaten chaff has no dust and works a treat,I've seen mine eat it too so a bit extra roughage for them. it's $14 for a 20 kilo bag from the fodder store near me in SA