You wouldn't think that sawdust could make an appealing pet, but I think you'd be surprised. There are significant advantages that sawdust can give over more conventional pets. · Cheap ? the cost of sawdust is much cheaper in a pet store than that of chinchillas or koi karp. · Plentiful ? when you buy your sawdust you get a huge bag, a whole colony of sawdust if you like. · Available ? At all good pet stores. · Maintenance ? Obviously it depends on how you decide to keep your sawdust, in a glass cabinet, is going to be more expensive than a shoebox for example. · Attachment ? this is lower than with other pets. · Life ...  Read the complete review

==Sawdust== Having a hamster means that you have to regularly clean them out at least once a week if not more as they tend to have a pretty foul smelling urine. This means getting in a lot of bedding and flooring for your hamster cage. I stocked up when I first purchased the hamster so as not have to travel to the pet shop again to get the basics as I knew I would be suckered into getting a whole load of other and rather expensive treats for Hammy. However we had run out a few weeks back and I decided to pick some of the saw dust we use for bedding up at Morrison's and found it to be pretty good. The saw dust was in a fairly large ...  Read the complete review

When I was younger I kept hamsters. I only had one at a time, but over the years I was the proud owner of Hamish, then Sammy then Malcolm. Hamish I was particularly proud of, being as he was my first real pet. I was about ten years old when I got him, and as my friend also had a hamster I knew there was a list of things I had to have ready before I brought my new friend home from the pet shop. As well as the essential cage, feeding bowl, water bottle and bedding, I knew I also had to have a bag of sawdust ready. There was only one pet shop in town when I got Hamish, and it was (and still is) a small family-run shop that is packed with all manner of pet ...  Read the complete review

We have just gone out and bought some Fancy rats to keep our two year old daughter entertained. After researching on the internet about these rodents and their needs, I came across something I never knew. Rats must not be kept on wood shavings or sawdust as this can cause dust allergies and breathing difficulties, which they are prone to anyway. Pine and cedar shavings: There is scientific evidence that show that wood shavings made from pine or cedar wood are not safe to use as a bedding. These wood shavings give off aromas that are toxic. The oils found in these woods what give it the scent are toxic. When the animal is exposed to these oils the toxins ...  Read the complete review

Sawdust is the main bedding used for rodents. Its made up of cut offs from wood, and is bought from every good petshop, and some farms etc. Sawdust varies in price from around £4 for a small bag, to £2 for a huge bag, it all depends on where you buy it from! I used to buy Pets at Home branded sawdust, which was around £4 for a couple of kilos, which when you have 4 hamsters, a rabbit, and 2 gerbils, it goes down very very quickly, so now I buy it from a small pet shop in Lancaster near my mums home, as its the same price for a HUGE bag, which is exactly the same!!! Sawdust is put in the bottom of the cage of many animals, many people say not to use it for ...  Read the complete review