Best Bedding for Rabbits

Small Pet Select Natural Paper Bedding is soft, absorbent, and easy on the feet. Made from unbleached fibers, the bedding does not incorporate any harmful residues. No, these fibers are 99% dust-free and 100% safe since the paper has not been printed before. With reclaimed paper, there are always some leftovers, sludge pieces here and there that contain detectable dioxin levels. This is not the case with this product. You can add this bedding product without worrying about the little rascal chewing into and digging through something dangerous.

What's more impressive is that, when you open and fluff the rabbit bedding, the fibers will expand three times compared to the packaged volume. This is important because, initially, these fibers are as thin as tissues, offering middling absorption. But, again, once expanded, the 178-liter bag will be able to fill 12 extra-large litter boxes.

As it is usually the case, this product will fit not only rabbits but also hamsters, chinchillas, guinea pigs, and more. So, when all is said and done, Small Pet Select Natural Paper Bedding becomes an easy choice to make, with its additive-, dye-, and irritant-free formula and the tightly compressed bag that makes storage easy.

Carefresh Comfyfluff Small Pet Bedding will make your pet's home dry, soft, and comfy, accommodating most small pets, from mice, rats, and gerbils to chinchillas, guinea pigs, hamsters, and rabbits.

Made from scratch using pillowy soft yet very absorbent Comfyfluff™ fibers, this product looks and feels different from cheap bedding. Its unique formula will be suppressing the strongest ammonia odors, lasting around 10 days. Because the fibers are obtained straight from the source, they're twice better at absorbing liquids than wood pellets.

Besides that, the formula's 99% dust-free and 100% clean, no chemicals, no dyes. To add more, the fibers are biodegradable and compostable, so once the little furballs are done with the bedding, the fibers can be used to make compost. Last but not least, because the bedding is easy to clean, you can use the product for seamless potty training.

The only real issue here is that the fibers take quite some time to expand compared to the number one spot on this list, hence its second place. Still, Carefresh Comfyfluff Small Pet Bedding has its advantages. To sum them up, this is the product that you will appreciate as much as the pet(s), including the convenient single-use bags and the ultra-absorbent formula.

Kaytee Clean & Cozy White Small Animal Bedding ups the ante. Made using nothing but natural paper, the product's soft and fluffy texture encourages and facilitates burrowing and nesting, making this bedding especially great for mice, rats, hamsters, guinea pigs, gerbils, and chinchillas. Rabbits will appreciate the product too though. They will appreciate its 99.9% dust-free formula that keeps the cage nice and clean. But, you and the pet both will appreciate that its fibers can absorb six times the bedding's weight in liquid. The formula's also 100% chemical-free and FDA-approved, so you do not have to worry about the little furball's health.

Now, where the usable volume is concerned, the bag measures 1.74 cubic feet. That will last you somewhere around 45-50 days, depending on the pet's size. Where things get somewhat hairy is the odor control part. Unlike the bedding we have reviewed before this one, this product only lasts 3-5 days, then the smell is released.

Taking everything into account (including the affordable price and the convenient semi-transparent bag), Kaytee Clean & Cozy White Small Animal Bedding does not land among the best products, sitting just outside that group. Yet, compared to the bedding within its price bracket, the bedding more than earns its keep.

Hamiledyi Grass Woven Mats are a little different. What you receive here is not some bag filled with paper fibers. No, here, you're buying three grass mats. There are multiple advantages and some disadvantages to these mats compared to the bedding type we have reviewed above.

First, the pets can nibble on these mats, chewing, grinding, and scratching them. Because they're made from 100% natural grass, the mats will not do them any harm. Again, unlike bedding that uses fibers, these mats provide both footing and gnawing opportunities. More impressive is that the grass also includes numerous minerals and microelements that most pets need to keep them healthy.

Because they're just mats, the product will fit most pets, from the smallest animals like guinea pigs and chinchillas to rabbits to most parrots to even cats and dogs.

Generally speaking, they smell quite nice too, though, at times, some mats will have this musty smell to them that's not necessarily the most pleasant one. On the upside, the mats measure 11 x 8.3 inches each, so they will accommodate pretty sizable cages and can be cut to fit smaller cages too. So, provided you do not mind that they do not absorb odors as well as bedding made from fibers, you cannot go wrong with these mats.

Living World Wood Aspen Shavings, as the name suggests, is using aspen wood shavings. These days, most bedding products are choosing natural paper fibers but these shavings are not worse, they're just different. From certain angles, they're even better. First things first, these shavings are hypoallergenic, so pets with respiratory issues will find them much more attractive. Second, rodents can use these aspen wood shavings for burrowing and nesting. They're also scent-free, not adding any aromatic oils so that you do not have to worry about going against the pet's preferences.

Yes, they're not flawless. Sometimes, the bags will include pretty large pieces, which can make burrowing a little complicated. The bright side is that this bedding product can absorb four times its weight in moisture, preventing bacteria, fungus, and mold buildups and keeping the little rascal's environment clean and safe.

Looking at the product from the cost-effectiveness angle, the expanded volume here reaches 1200 cubic inches (0.7 cubic feet), so the small bag will last you at least 30-35 days. When you also add to the mix that the shavings can be used as compost afterward, you certainly start seeing the appeal here, to say the least.