Good point and you are absolutely correct! Weight can be an issue depending on what types of racks/tubs you use. I use the typical sterilite tubs which are strong and durable enough to handle the weight of rabbit pellets and as I make my own racks out of wood, these can easily handle the added weight. But half a dozen tubs, even the shoebox sizes, can add up to a lot of weight if the rack of which they go in cannot handle the stress.



But yes, I too have often wondered why rabbit pellets are oftentimes unheard of as substrate when it can be a very viable and cheap substrate for many people. I first read about using them I believe in a reptile book or magazine 16-17 years ago and many of the pet/reptile stores that I used to frequent also used rabbit pellets for most of their "drier" reptiles.



Even after years of using rabbit pellets, I've tried sand, calci-sand, wood shavings, wood chips, folded newspaper, shredded newspaper and even "astro-turf" type carpeting. For my colubrids, I also ended up going back to rabbit pellets. The only exception is I use newspaper for my Balls for the obvious reason of mold issues in a more humid environment.
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Troy Rexroth

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