Provided is a bedding and a bedding product that in addition to having good hygroscopicity and cushioning characteristics are suited to the hole-digging behavior of animal pets and that can be manufactured at low cost without the need to carry out molding into special shapes. It comprises a plurality of fragments 11 of deciduous hardwood pulp sheeting； both faces of fragments 11 have convexities and concavities produced by indentation and cracking； sectional faces of fragments 11 are covered by pulp fibers that protrude from the fragment interior； density of bedding 1 is 0.03 g/cm3 to 0.06 g/cm3； and the constitution is such that fragments 11 within bedding 1 display a particular size distribution.
