Safe litter?

[texchin]

What is a safe litter to use in the potty box? I use a compressed pellet made from recycled newspaper for the rabbit. Will that work for the chin also?

[jmdebb]

i don't know if that one is safe, but..

carefresh as long as it isn't eaten,
pine bedding and aspen are safe

[chinclub]

Recycled paper is fine, however the pellet form concerns me a bit.  Chinchillas will eat a little of whatever new shavings (litter) you put in the cage.  Since your litter comes in the shape of chinchilla food you are giving him something much easier to eat.  While a few nibbles of paper won't hurt, a lot could cause some digestive issuesand impaction.  Keep an eye on your chinchilla to gauge his interest in the litter.  If he starts chowing down I would suggest a different litter.  Carefresh in the larger pieces or  basic pine or aspen wood shavings.

[texchin]

I have aspen on hand, so maybe I'l try that.

Pine shavings are safe for chins? It's a huge no-no with rats, gerbils, hamster and the like.

[hayandraisins]

I use Megazorb (https://www.thehayexperts.co.uk/Litter.11/Megazorb.174.html) in the trays underneath my Chin's cage then hay on top. It's good for litter trays too as I use it for the Buns when I run out of wood pellets! Very absorbant and very little dust - it's basically a wood version of Carefresh.

[chinclub]

I've used pine shavings for 15 years with no bad effects.  I have a herd of 500 chinchillas.

[texchin]

Interesting about the pine. It's much cheaper than aspen, but since I have other critters that do not tolerate pine, I'll stick with aspen--the lowest common denominator.

hayandraisins--a lot of people in the pet rat communty use wood stove pellets--a similar if not exact product, but much cheaper because of the intended use.

Thanks for all of the responses. They are helping me sort out what I can and cannot use.