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What litter to use in wheel pan?

2.5K views 3 replies 3 participants last post by  affiebear  
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My little one has started to pull out the paper towels under her wheel so I have extra cleaning to do in the morning.

I was thinking of making a litter box from a plastic tub so that the wheel was in there and litter so everything would stay in there and not tracked all over the place.

Anyone have suggestions about what litter I should use? Was thinking a paper litter or maybe a non clumping cat litter.
 
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#3 ·
You don't want to use any clay-based cat litter, even non-clumping. It can still get stuck in privates, though it's more risky for males. Paper towels work just fine for a lot of people, but if you want an actual litter or if you try the towels & your girl tries to drag them out or chew on them (some do...even with the messy paper towels :roll:), Yesterday's News cat litter (paper pellets) is another popular choice. Carefresh is another possibility, but it's messier & tends to dry out skin, especially if she decides it's more fun to try & burrow in it than to poop on it.
 
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I was leaning more toward Yesterday's News but just wanted a second opinion from people more experienced. Going to get a bag and make a litter box for the wheel and see how she likes it. She does good with paper towel other than wanting to drag it out of the pan :roll: but we will see how it goes I hope this turns out much better, mainly for me. Having poopy foot prints all over isn't cool, have to change the liner for often.