I have some CareFresh I used on my mice, but I heard that probably wasn't the best choice.  Aspen has been suggested...anything else?

I like the shredded aspen for my rat cages.  I've tried Carefresh, but I didn't care for the smell and the clumping.  Also, I tried Cell-Sorb Plus, but the little pellets were hard and seemed uncomfortable for them (litter-box training hasn't worked for me, so I put it in the whole bottom, which is also where their igloo is).  For a while, I was using cloth bedding, but changing/dumping/washing every other day, plus the SMELL *ugh* just wasn't for me.  Everyone here has their preference, though, so don't take my word for it!

i use white tekfresh, which is the same pretty much as carefresh ultra, and then regular tekfresh (like carefresh) and then pelleted paper.

see, my old and sick rats get white tek, as well as the cage with the nekkids in it. its got no dust to it, no smell, and absorbs odor.

the "normal" rats get regular tek. i admit it, i love carefresh. always have, always will. it absorbs odor, doesnt get soppy and wet, and is nice and soft for the rats.

the pelleted paper is for the mouse - she is a pig and kicks stuff out, andt his absorbs her odor the most. i mix it with some tek in some areas to give her some soft bedding.

i have tried everything out there almost.

corn cob? UGH. hard, smelled funny, and no odor control
aspen? hated it. gets all over the carpets, smells when wet, and the rats werent happy.
sani chips? im sorry folks, i dont know how you use them i am STILL pulling them out of parts of my carpets and clothing!

i tried care fresh but it made my hairless sneeze too much. Corn cob.....well who wants to lay on that? LOL. Yesterdays news is nice but expensive. Right now i use shredded cardboard. I get it at a pet store that probably gets it from a farm supplier. It is a HUGH bag for 13 dollars. And there is no dust and it's realitively soft and the rats can chew on it if they like.

I'm currently using aspen and rags, and I'm happy with it.

I use Shredded Aspen ,Yesturdays News and Carefresh . So far Aspen is what I use .only because I have to buy it in bulk and the others can be costly in the local pet store.

I tried out the hemp bedding, Life Mate, and love it!  I can't stand the smell of Aspen or Carefresh, Walnut was messy and had no oder controll, I used corn cob for years, but it was messy and I think hard on their feet.  Hemp has a nice grassy smell, seems quite absorbant, is soft to the feet and I just like it a lot.  

i'm using papurr for the girls, bob, and boomer and teller, and yesterday's news for the nekkids and aaron/andrew/gus (because they sneeze on the papurr). mixed with lots and lots of shredded newspaper for nesting/playing/decorating.

I tried CareFresh, hated it...very dusty made my rats sneeze. I've been using Aspen and I'm satisfied with it. I can actually find it at my grocery store for $4.99 (big bag) and I freeze it 24 hrs or more just in case it wasn't package well and has mites. The rats never seemed to be affected adversely by it so that's what I've stuck with so far. It's true that it can stick to whatever it comes into contact with, carpet, clothes but it's never that much that's it's a problem...at least not for me and my household.

The ONLY bedding my rat likes is shredded newspaper and cloth bedding.  It is all he likes and tis all he gets! He loves snuggling in some baby flanelnette blankets and when it is hot he likes lying on the newspaper....he wont take anything else.

I'm using Carefresh regular right now.  I tried aspen, but it made one of my girls sneeze a lot, I think she might be allergic to it.  I've used Carefresh Ultra, but it's too expensive for me right now.  The regular Carefresh is dusty, but my girls are ok with it.  They enjoy using it in their nest (they carry it up two flights to their igloo).

All of you Aspen users, what brand name do you use?
Have you found one brand of aspen to be dustier than another?
I want to go with aspen, but there are several brands out there, and they all look like their shredded differently.

Thanks.

I use towels...Mainly because I don't have a job, so I can't buy bedding all the time.  I went to the salvation army, picked up like 10 towels, and I just use those. I change them everyday, and then do one big wash at the end of the week.  It works great, and I don't have to vacuum bedding up all the time, although...I still have to vacuum food up, they always get it all over the place, lol.