Aspen in bulk?

[whatsherface]

Im sorry if this has been asked before but I could find the answer on here. Does anyone have a suggestion for where I can get aspen in bulk? I'm thinking about switching over from newspaper but would much rather buy larger qualities than get the smaller bags at the pet store.

[John1982]

How much bulk are we talking? If you plan on filling a shed with aspen then you could probably go straight to a lab supply company like Harlan and see what they can offer you. If you just want to buy a few bags at at time try contacting a local university or research facility and seeing if they will let you piggy back on their shopping list because places like Harlan have minimum order requirements.

[whatsherface]

I'll have to try that. I don't have a shed to fill, but the pet store near me only carries the mid-size bags that would last two changes for each of my snakes. Maybe. So I was just hoping someone could point me to where I could buy something a little more substantial. There's a little mom and pop type place near my folks that carries larger quantities but I wasn't sure if I could get a better deal online somewhere.

[Pyrate81]

Reptile expos typically have large bags/bails of aspen from Harland Teklad for around $20. I think they are 4 cu. ft. bags.

[Mike41793]

I got a 4cu foot bag at tractor supply store for like $15 I think. I got it back in may and have only used like maybe 1/5 of the bag and I have 14 balls. It's in the small animals section. It's like the curls of Aspen too not the little shreds or chips, I like it a lot. I used newspaper before and while newspaper worked and was free, I like the looks of the Aspen a lot more and it has some benefits so that minimum cost is justified for me. I'd imagine that one bag will last me at least 6 months.

[Firemaniv]

I got 2 bags of the apen today from tractor supply. I think i could cover the floor of the house with that much but the store is out of the way, in the next state, and i dont have to go back for a long time to get more, especially with only having 2 snakes.

So i bought 8 cubic feet for the around as the same price, about $22+ tax, as a large bag of the snake aspen from the chain store which is only 24 quarts i think. The bulk from TS is i think alittle more dusty but i don't care.

Here is a pic of what is left of the chain store next to the 2 bags from tractor supply. The bulk bags are compressed.

[ElliotNess]

I miss tractor warehouse.... I hate CA

[Firemaniv]

I miss tractor warehouse.... I hate CA

Yea it sucks they don't do internet orders. I am in between 2 stores, each about 30-40 miles away. I happened to be near one today.
I really only have one thing against my state,Ga, and that is I can not own a indigo or any indigenous even if it is a morph/ captive bred.

[Mike41793]

I got 2 bags of the apen today from tractor supply. I think i could cover the floor of the house with that much but the store is out of the way, in the next state, and i dont have to go back for a long time to get more, especially with only having 2 snakes.

So i bought 8 cubic feet for the around as the same price, about $22+ tax, as a large bag of the snake aspen from the chain store which is only 24 quarts i think. The bulk from TS is i think alittle more dusty but i don't care.

Here is a pic of what is left of the chain store next to the 2 bags from tractor supply. The bulk bags are compressed.

Yea there you go man, you're set for a couple years probably haha!

[Freakie_frog]

petfooddirect.com has Harland teklad and sanichips plus they will ship it and it's cheaper than anything else I've found.