Carefresh Pet Bedding ~ Safe for chicks?

[Honey1]

Is Carefresh pet bedding safe for chicks? I just picked some up today for my brooder, now I'm wondering if I should use something else?

 

[Master S.M.C]

I don't know what that is, can you post a pi of it

 

[Honey1]

http://www.petco.com/product/14454/...la=Carefresh&cm_ite=639737&CAWELAID=201381542

 

[CANDLE98]

I tried this stuff and it didn't hurt my chicks but it really was a pain in the butt. I liked the pine shaving 1,000 times better

 

[Master S.M.C]

Oh no I would use; pine shavings, corn cobs, or peat moss

 

[Laura78]

I almost used some Carefresh (we also have a rabbit) but opted for hay (again bought for the rabbit). I don't think the Carefresh would hurt, it's biodegradable and safe for rabbit's to eat).

 

[gritsar]

I remember asking about carefresh here a long time ago - gosh, has it been that long since I was new to BYC?
Some people said it was what they used and it was fine. I ended up using a plastic wading pool for a brooder and carefresh was too expensive to fill that up with, so I went with pine instead.

 

[SpottedCrow]

I work at Petco and in the small animal dept. It's safe for all your critters, except maybe snakes.
When I first had Tom and Jerry, when chicks were still dinosaurs, I used carefresh, shredded paper and just a touch of cedar chips in their outside rabbit hutch/chicken coop.

 

[gritsar]

Quote:
Actually it's the only bedding I ever used for my ball python Dixie and it worked well for her cage.

 

[KristenF87]

Carefresh is pretty pricey... We considered it for our brooder but ended up buying Aspen shavings instead (it's a little cheaper and supposedly non-aromatic)