| | |  | Hamsters & Gerbils | Home » » » Carefresh Pet Bedding | | | | | | | Description: | | Carefresh Pet Bedding - The safest, healthiest bedding for your pet. Carefresh Pet Bedding is a patented small animal bedding made from reclaimed pulp waste. This short-fiber pulp can't be made into paper; it's free of inks, dyes, clay and chemicals used in the paper making process. It is processed to remove potentially harmful aromatic hydrocarbons that exist in pine and cedar oils. Carefresh Pet Bedding is tested for containments and sanitized to 380F to reduce bacteria, mold and fungus. Unsurpassed odor control. Carefresh Small Animal Bedding provides unsurpassed odor control for your pet habitat. Unlike other bedding material, Carefresh pet bedding works to suppress the formation of ammonia, the primary odor caused by pet urine. Super Absorbent. Carefresh Small Animal Bedding absorbs 3x its weight in liquids from pet urine or water bottle leaks so cages stay clean and dry. Carefresh Pet Bedding also lasts twice as long as shavings so you save time and money. Less dust. Carefresh Pet Bedding is softer and less dusty than other forms of small animal bedding. It's cleaner and healthier for you and your pet. Good for the environment. CareFRESH Pet Bedding has turned pulp and paper industry waste into pet owners' favorite brand of pet bedding. | | | Features: | |
• Carefresh small animal bedding controls odors
• Super absorbent bedding, absorbs up to 3x its weight in liquids
• Made from reclaimed wood pulp
• Carefresh Pet Bedding is chemical free
• No harmful pine or cedar oils
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 5.5 inches | | Product Width:
| 16.0 inches | | Product Height:
| 20.0 inches | | Product Weight:
| 7.6 pounds | | Package Length:
| 19.0 inches | | Package Width:
| 15.5 inches | | Package Height:
| 5.04 inches | | Package Weight:
| 8.15 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 27 reviews |
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17 of 17 found the following review helpful:
Good odor controlApr 01, 2009
By Noname
I got a sample of Carefresh Colors from the petstore when I bought the Hamster cage kit and loved it. I've owned guinea pigs, rats and hamsters before but had never used Carefresh Colors. I was impressed with its softness and its ability to absorb fluids and odors.
It was time for me to buy some more bedding and I thought Carefresh was pretty much the same as Carefresh Colors, except that Carefresh was less colorful. Out of the bag, I was a little disappointed, because the bedding was not as soft and fluffy as Carefresh Colors. It has more the texture of something I might expect if maybe I wet a bunch of newspaper, wadded it up, let it dry and then shredded what was left. It's rough and dry.
My hamsters don't seem to mind the change. They shred the Carefresh to make it fluffier for the little corner they like to burrow in. It's just as absorbent as the Carefresh Colors and controls odors just as well. The cage smells nice and fresh. Although it's not as pretty as Carefresh Colors, there is an advantage to it being a drab grey, the feces don't show.
If softness and bright color is important to you and your small pet, get Carefresh Colors. If hiding the feces is more important, regular Carefresh is best. If you are looking for absorbance and odor control, they both work equally well.
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UPDATE: I did not like the first batch of Carefresh, which I based this review on. However, my second batch of Carefresh from a different is a lot nicer. It's softer and ligher in color.
Although I still prefer the softness of the Colors, regular Carefresh does have advantages. The hamsters like to clean their cage of poop. When they see it, they throw it outside the cage. With the Colors, there's poop everywhere. They don't seem to see poop as well with the regular Carefresh, so I don't get so much poop all over outside the cage.
14 of 14 found the following review helpful:
 Best cat litter everOct 06, 2008
By Reina Pennington
"Russian and military historian"
It's not marketed this way, but CareFresh is absolutely the best cat litter you can buy. It's completely non-toxic (clumping litters are toxic if ingested; cats lick their feet, and we all know what happens if dogs get to the cat box). It tracks much less than clay or clumping litters. It's light weight. It absorbs urine completely and there's virtually no odor. It's compostable. There's no scooping; for one cat, I empty the box once or twice a week. It's simply the best, safest, and easiest product to use for cat litter.
8 of 8 found the following review helpful:
my bunnies love it!Feb 17, 2007
By C. mitchell
"For my bunnies"
I have used this for my bunnies for 7 years now. It is absorbant and captures the odors. I always buy the 50 liter size since it seems the best value. Ordering online is slightly cheaper than the retail stores and I have the convenience of delivery to my door. This is a great product for rabbits.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
Like it, but it's way too pricyNov 30, 2010
By Guinea Pig Lover
I bought a pretty large bag of Carefresh the other day to try it for my four guinea pigs (I had been using fleece and towels before). It says it's compressed and that it expands 2.5 times its actual size. Yeah, right. I only have two cages, they are no bigger then 7.5 sq. ft. (really, it's not that large), and I only used about 1.5 inches of this stuff per cage. So 3 inches total, and less then half the bag is left. Plus, I have to change it every four days. I don't mind that part, but this stuff is so expensive considering I only get two changes out of it. Even if you only have one or two guinea pigs, one standard bag like this is only going to last you about three bedding changes. Imagine spending 20 bucks (shipping, and in stores it adds to the same thing)every 2 weeks on bedding? It adds up.
Otherwise, it's good quality, it absorbs well, and it does control the smell really well.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
Carefresh Pet Bedding / LitterOct 08, 2010
By Horner Sales Inc.
CareFresh can make life as a pet owner so much easier. It is paper-based and biodegradable. Many small animals cannot live on wood shavings because the oils can cause health problems or death, but CareFresh is free of those oils and therefore safe to use. It's suitable for small mammals such as ferrets, guinea pigs, rats, rabbits as well as birds, and some reptiles.
CareFresh comes in a variety of colors including natural, white, pink, purple and multicolored. The coloring is completely safe for your pet and kids love to pick out a color that matches the cage and accessories.
CareFresh Ultra is white and is labelled as the best for limiting odor. I've never noticed a big difference when using the Ultra and the regular in my ferret cages. All versions of the bedding are absorbent and easily scooped. For smellier pets such as ferrets and rats, it's best to at least spot clean the bedding every few days. Other pets can go for about a week before it will need changing, but then you'll probably want to replace all the bedding at once.
Like many products, CareFresh is usually a better deal when bought in large packages. And if you don't absolutely have to have a certain color, go with the regular and save some serious money.
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