Oxbow Bene Terra Eco-Straw Pelleted Wheat Straw Small Animal Litter

I've tried a few rabbit litters and this is my favorite. One of my rabbits has been known to try to eat basically anything so having a litter that is safe if ingested is a MUST (and they have sampled this litter too). I can rest easy knowing that this litter is made of wheat and doesn't contain pine oils, bits of plastic, or any potentially hazardous added chemicals like clumping agents or fragrances. This does a good job of absorbing odor and soaks up pee pretty quickly. The pellets are (obviously) hard when you get them, so I recommend putting a layer of hay or a soft bedding-type product over top if your buns are prone to sore hocks.

I am desperately seeking a non-fragranced option for rabbit litter. I have a mid-size rex harlequin and Mocha goes through this too fast. As others have indicated, this turns into mush when "wet" and additionally, the litter box is coated with a strange "dust" when I'm dumping it. Because of the cost, I've been using a thin layer of these and using pine shavings on top of it. Seems to do the trick, but I'd prefer not to have to use pine shavings due to the extreme dust that's kicked up. But I could never afford to use this alone with my middle-sized bunny "goer." There was some truth to making the mascot to a certain battery the never-stopping rabbit. ;)

I bought these for my guinea pigs, but the pellets seem much too hard for their little feet. I mixed it with bedding to lessen the severity of them, which has worked out okay, but I don't think I will buy them again. I'm honestly not sure what animal would appreciate stepping on these. On the upside, they don't seem to have any dust.

I purchased this expecting it to work like the pine pellets I had been using where they bloat from moisture and then fall apart like sawdust. But it didn't happen that way. These pellets made a big gooey mess that couldn't fall through the straining bottom of the litter box - it was sticky like the clumping clay litter. Maybe my cats just overwhelmed it - I have way too many cats here - but it was very unpleasant. My goal in trying it was that I use the filtered waste from the cats to grow big, beautiful flowers (urine is nitrogen) but I thought maybe using wheat pellets would add an extra nutrient to the garden so I tried them instead of the pine. You could not add this to the garden - I purchased this expecting it to work like the pine pellets I had been using where they bloat from moisture and then fall apart like sawdust. But it didn't happen that way. These pellets made a big gooey mess that couldn't fall through the straining bottom of the litter box - it was sticky like the clumping clay litter. Maybe my cats just overwhelmed it - I have way too many cats here - but it was very unpleasant. My goal in trying it was that I use the filtered waste from the cats to grow big, beautiful flowers (urine is nitrogen) but I thought maybe using wheat pellets would add an extra nutrient to the garden so I tried them instead of the pine. You could not add this to the garden - it's just messy. So, back to pine pellets for us because they work very well in the garden (after carefully removing the solids). … more

Everything Oxbow is the best for your rabbits health. I only took off one star because the price is quite expensive. This is a little dusty, and the odor control is very good but not the strongest of all litters; regardless this is my #1 choice of litter because I’m confident it’s the safest for rabbit’s delicate respiratory systems. Thank you Oxbow!

We try to clean the litter every other day, but sometimes miss that. We have not experienced any smell yet. Before this we used cedar chips. Did nothing to stop the smell. It seems expensive, but I use such a thin layer on the bottom on his tray that it should last a long time.

It's decent for rats. It does help with smell. Easy to clean up. I only give it 4 stars because my girls seem to prefer the paper bedding more.

We thought this was actual straw. It's liter made from straw. We are still using it in our rabbits hutch and it does a great job of soaking up the pee.

Purchased to use in my Flemish giant litter box but too expensive for how much I use. Much cheaper to purchase pine horse stall pellets from a farm supply store. But it did work as advertised.

For the most part, the litter is not bad. Our home is odor free and our rabbit, Holy Cannoli, doesn't get any poop or litter stuck to him. The only negative is that the pellets absorb the urine but turns it into like wet sand so I have to chuck the whole litter instead of scooping it out which wastes a lot of litter. The "wet sand" also sticks to the plastic box. So although of course I clean the pan anyway, I guess it's just a little extra gross. The pros is that it does control the smell, it's safe, and it's flushable which is pretty awesome.