Rabbit bedding?

Sorry to, yet again, blood with an obvious and stupid rabbit question but I'm seriously mixed up about this. I know several people, and have read several things, regarding rabbit bedding. Some people say you can use any of the following for your main rabbit bedding:
*Towels*Pieces of fleece*rabbit cage liners*grass mats*newspaper*
while other people say hamster bedding it fine, same deal as with any hamster; change it once a week. While some of those rich ones say change 1-2 times per week with that expensive rabbits-only bedding that you get at the "99 thousand dollar store". That was a joke! :)
Answers:
Okay. First off, Rabbits do not NEED bedding. It really depends ont he cage and the wants of the owner. NEVER used shavings. They are chewed by bunny and can kill bunny. If you are just lining a cage, use newspaper. There are locak papers for free ont eh stands in every supermarket. Pick up a pile, line the bottom. If you are using as litter in a box, I recommend recycled pellets such as yesterdays news or even feline pine. Pellets absorb great and break down so you know when to change. You want something that will help with odor since rabbit urine is incredibly strong with ammonia. The rabbit is more cofortable on a cold plastic base than on a pile of bedding. they like to flop down and cool off. that bedding will get in eyes and ears and cause infections as well as be irritating to the bun. I only recommend bedding IF you are litter training or have one litter trained. You can also use Equinpine from a local feed store. its used in horse stables. Its a pellet form as well. you can get a 40lb bag for about 10 bucks. I do use shredded newspaper at times too. They love to chew on paper and dig at it so just be aware if you layout nice flat sheets, it wont stay that way.:) Best of luck

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ummm...I think you answered ure own question...why don't you just use google instead of wasting out time.

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I would NOT use towels, fleece, plastic cage liners, cedar shavings, or pine shavings. I would HIGHLY recommend Carefresh (and for my extra stinky bunny, Carefresh Ultra). It's a paper based litter that is highly absorbant and is not harmful if the rabbit eats it. Towels, fleece, and plastic cage liners can easily block the digestive system if swallowed. Cedar and pine shavings contain aromatic oils and are not safe for the respiratory system in any small animal. Aspen bedding may be used if you're on a tight budget, but it's not very absorbant whatsoever. Also, I would change the bedding once a week. You can also litter-box train a rabbit, and that would cut down on the amount of times you have to change the entire cage. I use "Yesterday's news" for the litter in the litterbox of my fully-litterbox-trained rabbit.

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pine shavings are best to use or straw... don't use the cedar shavings they are actually harmful... there's also that newspaper stuff that should work well, i've never used it. when i had rabbits i had cages with wire floors and would give them a piece of carpet to sit on and then they'd have a litterbox filled with pine shavings and under the wire floor was a newspaper liner with cat litter on top and with shavings over top to cut down on dust * seriously buy a rabbit litter box from the pet store you'll be suprised how quickly they'll start to use it (most rabbits perfer one cornor of the cage to make droppings so put the box there) i'd clean the litter box daily or every other day and the bottom pan as it got dirty which was about every 3 weeks or month good luck.

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My bunny has pine shavings :)

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Don't use ANY bedding. Use a litter box with pelleted wood. Give your rabbit a small hand towel if you wish but its not needed. Grass mats are used if your rabbit has a wire mesh floor in its pen in which case mats (grass or permanent slotted mats) like EZ Rest mats are required.
I would never use hamster or bedding specifically made for rabbits. That's a waste of money. I also don't buy those colorful or yogurty rabbit treats sold at pet stores either. It's junk.
Bedding is messy, unsanitary, will motivate your rabbit not to use its litter box, and well, its a waste and adds unnecessary work for you.
Wire bottom cage - EZ rest mat from KW Cages or sea grass mats from Cost Plus World Market ($1.10/square)
Flat bottom cage - nothing but a litter box and maybe one hand towel and a paper bag for your rabbit to use as a fort
X-pen - same as flat bottom cage but put down a lawn trash bag down and then a painter's canvas on top of that before you place the pen on top (protects your floor).
Use Vanodine to clean your rabbit's pen/cage and other things.