YLL knows about the evils of pine and cedar. She uses aspen so there is nothing to worry about. The brand you are using is a nice brand. Just make sure that your rats have something nice and comfy to sleep on and also something soft to walk on so they can give their feet a rest. My babies use pellets but I also give them some shavings ina corner to snuggle in when they don't want to use their hammocks.

I prefer to use shaving with my pregnant and lactating does. My bucks always have pellets are we all know how messy those guys can be. Wood stove pellets (usually made out of aspen or other hardwoods) is great to use. This is what I currently use. I buy a 40 poung bag for two dollars and it lasts a long time. And with as many rats as I have this is very important to me. I go through about 120 pounds of pellets a week and around 13 pounds of shaving a week.

Oh yes and how could I forget...My Roxy gave birth to 14 cute kittens three days ago. Hopefully we will get some more odd eyes from this litter. This will be her last litter. Of course I will be keeping one of her daughters and perhaps a buck form the litter also.