Quote Originally Posted by Daigga View Post
I don't think you're shopping right. Also, sweet lord how much bedding do you think it takes to fill a tub? I've bought a 20 dollar bag of compressed aspen shavings at a reptile expo and it lasted me a good 3 months with between 3 and 6 snakes and would have been longer except I switched to paper towels, which is still only about 6 to 10 dollars a month for 11 snakes at this point (depending on poo frequency). Ordering bulk frozen rodents online is also cheaper, since small rats will run about 2 or 3 dollars per (plus 30 dollars for shipping, but eh). Part of owning lots of snakes is shopping efficiently.
I sure would if my snakes weren't on live food. It is cheaper for me to breed my own, but some people do not have this option. Good for you being able to. I do not have an online store here to buy bulk. I have never heard of compressed aspen. Pine yes, but not aspen. The only aspen and cypress available to me is the zoo med or national geographic from the local pet stores. Not even my local garden center carries anything. They have pine for horse stall and cedar bark for garden beds. Its not like I haven't checked. Zoo med cypress, the cheapest I can get a 32q is $49. I have searched, doesn't mean I shop the wrong way. I just don't have the options like you do. And if I was to ship from the US, it would cost me the same amount as buying from my local pet stores since shipping itself is cost by weight.