The smell that builds up in a hutch between cleans isn't just unpleasant for the owner - it's usually a sign of urine soaking into bedding faster than it can be aired out.

These granules contain friendly microbes and perfumes that use urine-encapsulation technology to trap and destroy odours from used bedding. Beaphar say one sprinkling keeps a cage or hutch fresher for a week, and they're suitable with all types of animal bedding. Sprinkle them onto the base once the cage is clean and dry - especially over areas used for toileting - then add a normal layer of bedding on top, repeating with each clean.

• 600G pack of odour-control granules
• Contains friendly microbes and urine-encapsulating perfumes
• One sprinkling keeps a cage fresher for a week
• Suitable with all types of bedding
• For rabbits, guinea pigs, hamsters, chinchillas, gerbils, rats and other small animals

What it's not for. These granules are for environmental use in the cage or hutch, not for applying directly to the animal - they go under the bedding, not on the fur.

Who it's for: small animal owners who clean out regularly but want the cage smelling fresher between cleans, rather than masking a hutch that isn't cleaned often enough.