Carefresh Small Animal Bedding, Natural, 60-L

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About This Item

Details

  • Provides all the features small pet lovers care about, to keep your little furball healthy and clean.
  • Made from comfyfluff—a natural reclaimed paper fiber that's compostable.
  • High-performance bedding is virtually dust-free so both you and your pet can breathe easy.
  • Proven odor control formula suppresses overpowering ammonia odors for up to ten days.
  • Dry bedding is comfortable bedding, which is why carefresh works to be 2X more absorbent than wood shavings.

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Transition Instructions

When changing bedding types or brands, it is best to mix old and new bedding, changing over the course of 7-10 days.

Make it Home

Create a cozy haven for your small pet with plenty of space and lots of Carefresh bedding. Your furry friend will feel right at home in this soft paper bedding, specially designed to encourage natural nesting, tunneling, and burrowing instincts.

Complete Comfort Care

Crafted from raw paper pulp, Carefresh features fluffable paper fibers that are soft under sensitive little feet. The low-dust, odor-control formula keeps your pet’s home smelling fresh, while the absorbent material helps keep your buddy warm and dry.

Made from Scratch

Carefresh is made from scratch with soft, ultra-absorbent paper fiber designed specifically for small pets. They make their own comfy, fluffy paper using raw, natural fiber for one-of-a-kind supreme pillowy softness your small pet will love.

A Color for Every Character

Express your pet’s personality with a wide variety of color options and blends. You can match your room, create a theme, decorate for a holiday, or simply add a pop of color to brighten your pet’s space.

About Carefresh

As a trusted brand for small pets since 1985, Carefresh all-natural cloud-like bedding is free of harmful chemicals and pollutants and made with natural reclaimed paper fiber from sustainable sources. Show your small pet the love with Carefresh.

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Questions & Answers

22 Customer Questions


When did this product stop shipping to CA? I've been ordering this on autoship for years, my last order was last week of February, I order 3 at a time every 6 weeks, what happened?


Due to rats hypersensitivity to dust, I was wondering if this would be suitable for them. I know it says 99% dust free, but I'm sure after burrowing dust will be released. Is this the case?

Answer by ChewyApr 13, 2018
This product contains 99% dust-free material and will not release dust after burrowing.

Does the bedding have a distinct fresh scent? I read that guinea pigs can develop certain issues from the smell of scented bedding.

Answer by ChewyApr 05, 2018
This product is unscented.

Is this good bedding for guinea pigs I heard pine shaves was the best so was wondering this be good ?

Answer by ChewyApr 10, 2021
This bedding is suitable for guinea pigs and is more comfortable than shavings alone because of their sensitive feet.

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776 Customer Reviews



Rated 5 out of 5 stars
By Jamie on Oct 17, 2025
Clover
Clover

Perfect for my Clover bunny!

Please see my photo-this is an older photo (and I've changed her set up somewhat) but she still has an open cage and I use this bedding (with a sheet of newspaper

Please see my photo-this is an older photo (and I've changed her set up somewhat) but she still has an open cage and I use this bedding (with a sheet of newspaper underneath to reduce slipping and sliding if she hops into her "cage"). She roams freely in my home-but she has this open cage with this "bedding" she loves to dig and play in/den in- she has never gone to the bathroom in here-she uses her litter box. This stuff is great for her! She runs throughout my house but she does play in here lots and hauls some food in (I no longer have her food in the "cage") so for her I change it out 1x a month since she's a free roamer and home running bunny!

By Jamie on Oct 17, 2025
Clover
Clover

Rated 5 out of 5 stars
By Shell on Jul 18, 2021
Top 1000 Contributor

lengthy review but…

I have been using this pet bedding for my mice and rats for about 20 years. I have tried other bedding brands and they do not work as well as this does! I tend to

I have been using this pet bedding for my mice and rats for about 20 years. I have tried other bedding brands and they do not work as well as this does! I tend to keep quite a few rodents in the same cage so I’m cleaning it about once a week, but this does an excellent job with odor control and absorbing all of their various messes. I had one instance where one of my mice chewed a hole in their plastic water bottle. It leaked all over the cage. The bedding absorbed all of it and the bottom of the cage wasn’t even wet. I cannot recommend this product enough or give it enough praise! It really is low dust. I tried a different brand that was cheaper at one point and it had a lot of dust and my rats and I were all coughing and sneezing. I would never recommend Wood shavings as bedding because it can cause skin irritation and let’s be honest, no one wants to walk all over wood chips 24/7. My philosophy has always been: give your pets the life that you would want to live. If you wouldn’t want to live in a dirty or uncomfortable environment, don’t allow your pets to live that way. That’s why I’ve been using this bedding. There have been no irritations with any of my animals and they actually like to pile it up and sleep on it or under it. This product gets an A++++++++++++++++

By Shell on Jul 18, 2021
Top 1000 Contributor

Rated 4 out of 5 stars
By GoldenRetrieverLover on Mar 7, 2020

It's Okay.....

I have two mice, Stormy and Cupcake. I was using Kaytee Clean & Cozy when the babies were in a smaller habitat. It smelled bad when they peed and pooped, and I

I have two mice, Stormy and Cupcake. I was using Kaytee Clean & Cozy when the babies were in a smaller habitat. It smelled bad when they peed and pooped, and I upgraded their habitat to a bigger one. I bought Carefresh and opened the bag and washed the cage. It smelled old and musty. I thought used the bag and bought another because it was awesome and cheap. It is rough and mind of stinky but the mice like it. I think that since it is natural it has more of a stink. I'm going to change to a different bedding, still carefresh but not natural. It's good but smelly. I opened the lid of the bin (I have a bin cage) and wow! The bedding already has a noticeable musty smell but when it's dirty it smells so bad. Whew! I'm changing to a different one not natural.

By GoldenRetrieverLover on Mar 7, 2020

Rated 5 out of 5 stars
By madi on Apr 5, 2018

Carefresh Is Amazing!!

I've used carefresh bedding for a long time and it never disappoints me. In my guinea pigs cage there is barely any smell and the bedding really absorbs their urine

I've used carefresh bedding for a long time and it never disappoints me. In my guinea pigs cage there is barely any smell and the bedding really absorbs their urine. When I receive the bedding there might be variations of the color, but that doesn't bother me. The only thing is that the bedding is not cheap. I'm thinking of using fleece because the price of it is so high, but for the pigs litter boxes it will still be carefresh.

By madi on Apr 5, 2018

Rated 2 out of 5 stars
By GINA on May 29, 2020

Used to be better

I noticed a change in quality a few months ago. The bedding seemed lighter or had smaller pieces but didn't think anything of it. Then my husband started to point

I noticed a change in quality a few months ago. The bedding seemed lighter or had smaller pieces but didn't think anything of it. Then my husband started to point out that the rabbit's house (we have 2 rabbits) smells almost daily. Now I clean out their litter box area every other day, sometimes EVERY day & it will still smell & be totally soiled. Prior to this, he had never complained about their odor. Once I started reading other reviews, I realized I wasn't alone. Something changed here & it's not nearly as effective in absorbing & odor control. Going to try different brands of natural bedding.

By GINA on May 29, 2020

Rated 5 out of 5 stars
By Amy on Oct 3, 2018

My Favorite Bedding!!

Last time I purchased the Kaytee clean and cozy because people said they liked it better and it was cheaper but I personally prefer carefresh. In my opinion Carefresh

Last time I purchased the Kaytee clean and cozy because people said they liked it better and it was cheaper but I personally prefer carefresh. In my opinion Carefresh is more absorbent than Kaytee therefore I can go longer without cleaning the cage. Although Carefreh natural does have a bit of smell when you first open the bag but it is a natural smell and doesn't last very long. Overall very happy and so is Muffin!!

By Amy on Oct 3, 2018

Rated 3 out of 5 stars
By Skipper on Jun 7, 2021

I don’t know

I normally love this product because I know it’s safe for my bun. However I’m not sure what’s going on I read the reviews and I’m not the only one but there seems

I normally love this product because I know it’s safe for my bun. However I’m not sure what’s going on I read the reviews and I’m not the only one but there seems to be dirt and dust in the recent bags of litter. It’s quite disgusting and doesn’t smell the same. Not sure if you wanna take the chance and waste your money on it. Chewy is normally very good about fixing issues but this obviously is not chewy‘s fault

By Skipper on Jun 7, 2021

Rated 5 out of 5 stars
By Brenda on Oct 25, 2025

Used as cat liter

Good price and works well for my cats. Mutt my cat has a bad foot and this is ideal for his use

Good price and works well for my cats. Mutt my cat has a bad foot and this is ideal for his use

By Brenda on Oct 25, 2025

Rated 5 out of 5 stars
By MariaM on Jan 10, 2018

Amazing price! Amazing bedding!

With this bedding I get more than 3 times the bedding for only a couple more dollars than what I paid when I bought from Target, the odor control is amazing, and

With this bedding I get more than 3 times the bedding for only a couple more dollars than what I paid when I bought from Target, the odor control is amazing, and my 5 piggies love it. It's only a teeny bit dusty, so that's not much of a problem, but honestly 2 to 3 of the largest size will keep my cages clean for a month, maybe more!

By MariaM on Jan 10, 2018

Rated 5 out of 5 stars
By Mickey089 on Nov 21, 2017

Great bedding

I love that this bedding prevents odor for a good while, and it also helps to spot clean the cage every 2-3 days. Though, I noticed the texture of the bedding is

I love that this bedding prevents odor for a good while, and it also helps to spot clean the cage every 2-3 days. Though, I noticed the texture of the bedding is a little different when I buy online than when I buy it from the PetStore, for it feels a little rougher, though this doesn't seem to really have an affect on my piggy.

By Mickey089 on Nov 21, 2017