Pine Bedding

[chemdogxxx]

Anyone have any experience using this pine shavings?
https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/pr...t?cm_vc=-10005

I’m currently using Aspen bedding but would like to see if I can find a cheaper source. I’m currently paying $23 for 8.0 cu ft. of aspen.

[Stewart_Reptiles]

I have been using it for 11 years

[tegu]

I have no experience using pine so can't really contribute but I wanted to say 23$ for 8 cubic feet of aspen sounds pretty sweet. Where I live you can only get the stuff marketed for reptiles which is truly expensive.

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[chemdogxxx]

I gotta say you are awesome! Every post so far you have jumped in with some helpful advice.

[chemdogxxx]

I have no experience using pine so can't really contribute but I wanted to say 23$ for 8 cubic feet of aspen sounds pretty sweet. Where I live you can only get the stuff marketed for reptiles which is truly expensive.

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Not sure where you are but this is where I get it for that price.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0002DK8PW..._44jFAb6JP4B40

[tegu]

Not sure where you are but this is where I get it for that price.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0002DK8PW..._44jFAb6JP4B40

Well holy crap and here I was spending 11$ for a tiny little petco bag.

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[Jnksnakes]

I heard that Pine was extraordinarily bad for snakes and rats.. Is that not true?

[C.Marie]

I heard that Pine was extraordinarily bad for snakes and rats.. Is that not true?

I heard the same thing that the oils it let's off can be toxic

[John1982]

I use this brand as well for rodents and snakes. Hard to beat $5 a bag.

[Bogertophis]

I do not & would not use pine for snakes, but I've been using pine shavings for rodents for decades...no issues whatsoever. I usually buy from local large feed
stores- the big 4-5 cu. foot bags are about $5 around here. Varies some by brands, but I go out of my way to buy "easy pick" aka "mini-chips" so I can sprinkle
the used shavings into my lawn instead of landfill too. I don't raise tons of rodents, so my used shavings amount to about 2 buckets worth every 5-6 days, and
they literally disappear into the lawn (-mouse fertilizer, who knew?). (DO NOT USE CEDAR SHAVINGS though)