Small Pet Select Unbleached White Paper Bedding, 178L

Thin, long strips. You get a lot but it’s not as jam-packed as kaytee clean and cozy so it doesn’t feel like you’re getting as much as u expect. It looks really nice but you do have to add quite a bit for it to add up to be a thick layer bc it is such thin paper. It’s pretty good at absorbing smell and it’s super easy to clean

I tried every bedding I could find. The paper pellets have sharp edges and all the other paper beddings are incredibly dusty.

This one is dusty too, but acceptable in comparison. My winter white is safe with it.

So we have six Guinea pigs, in three different cages! These two bags can do almost three cage changes. That is a very good value, compared to buying in store bedding, so size wise we love it. This is a very soft bedding, it does not clump and become sticky. It’s white, so you will be able to see soiled areas to spot change. It does keep smell down, just as well as any other paper bedding. The product it’s self is very versatile, a good compost base.

I originally returned this bedding due to it making my hamster sneeze. But it’s cheaper then Kaytee clean n cozy so I later decided to give it a second try. So, here’s the trick; Take a mesh laundry bag, one of those bags you put delicates in before putting them in the washing machine. Fill partway with this bedding and shake it around, preferably outside. You don’t need to get it dust free, just get the worst of it out. It’s more of a hassle then just throwing bedding in the cage, but it was the difference between constant sneezing vs no issue for my hamster. Also, I have heard some people say they needed to do this with Kaytee bedding too, the dust is not an issue specific to this brand.
As far as how well it’s working otherwise, I love it. It’s a little coarser then Kaytee’s clean n cozy but holds burrows just as well. My hamster had both in his cage for a time and didn’t show any preference for one over the other.

For context I purchased both the 175L and the 56L bag. I have listed below the pros and cons in detail.

TLDR: The bedding itself is very absorbent and soft. It has a papery feel and not a tissue feel like kaytee has for example. However, one bag was full of not only painters tape but also RUBBER GLOVES while the other was perfectly fine.

PROS
– its more absorbent than any other bedding I have used
– not that dusty but could use some work
– i was allergic to something inside the bedding, but it was practically unscented which is better for my hamsters
– i wasn’t exactly soft as it is not very plushy or as compactible as other bedding I have tried, but my hamsters seem to actually like that better so I list it as a pro. Essentially it is more papery feeling than tissue feeling
– more of a personal preference but I like the color! it has natural bits and white bits which match my cage lol

CONS
– 175L bag was practically pristine. Usually I find a couple pieces of painters tape or gloves in any bag but there was none in this one. HOWEVER, the 56L bag had multiple pieces of rubber gloves in every handful I grabbed without fail. Since it was late and I was very very tired, I was in a rush and didn’t take any photos of the gloves. I wish I did so more people would heed my warning, but this is a pretty common problem with bedding brands so I am not surprised and it is definitely just a consistency issue. Im sure the 56L was a bad batch, but still very disappointing,
– not compactible. I practically put my full weight on my hands trying to compact the bedding but it still does not hold burrows as well as the more plushy bedding i’ve tried. Its still decent but not the best

white bedding is great for guinea piggies because it allows you to identify any concerns in their dropping or potentially any discoloration and even blood. you can also easily tell when you need to clean their cage. this bedding is mostly dust free which differs from the brown paper bedding from pet select which is extremely dusty! but this white bedding seems to be way less dusty/not dusty at all. the smell duration for me is about 5 days, but you should be cleaning ur piggie’s cage more often than that anyways! also, this bedding is quite soft and fluffy! it looks just like snow! my pig loves it.