Cheap lot of Apple Chew Sticks on eBay w/free shipping

I found a seller on ebay that a bunch of people I know buy from. He sells apple sticks for an extremely cheap price, with no shipping. I just purchased a set of 8 nice size sticks for $3.85, with no shipping. Can't beat it!

http://cgi.ebay.com/Farmer-Daves-Rabbit-Guinea-Pig-APPLE-CHEW-STICKS_W0QQitemZ170003705339QQihZ007QQcategoryZ121854QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

He sometimes has a 20 pack of smaller apple sticks for the same price. I'm going to buy some of those for the guinea pigs as soon as he puts them up for sale.

I thought I'd pass the word on. I was going to buy some off a rabbit website for $5, but they wanted $6 shipping!!

Great deal, thanks for that, Harper. (Too bad they don't ship to Canada).

sas et al

People pay for apple sticks :shock:? I have two huge apple trees growing in my yard, maybe I should start selling sticks .

Ooh..Thanks for the tip! Mr. Tumnus looves apple sticks. I had been buying them from a place in Cali, but shipping is so much!

Thanks again MBH!

-Haley

:shock:! Too bad they didn't ship to Canada! My girls love Willow branches, but my mom doesn't like me destroying her tree.

:shock:I did some looking and this is the reason (i'm thinking) he doesn't ship to Canada

(Sorry, No Shipments to CA.
The CA. Dept of Agriculture Requires Treatment With Pesticides --
WE WILL NOT DO THAT)

minilops wrote:

People pay for apple sticks :shock:? I have two huge apple trees growing in my yard, maybe I should start selling sticks .

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lol.

I know it does seem silly. I guess I could get my butt out and take some off a tree in my parents yard now that I think about it Its just easier when they're all cut to the right size and everything

-Haley

hh2420 wrote:

minilops wrote:

People pay for apple sticks :shock:? I have two huge apple trees growing in my yard, maybe I should start selling sticks .

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I know it does seem silly. I guess I could get my butt out and take some off a tree in my parents yard now that I think about it

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I don't have a tree that I can monitor to make SURE it hasn't been treated with pesticides, and the branches should be well dried out (not so much apple, but definatelyother types) so not only am toolazy to really go look for an organic tree, I'm tooimpatient!(Besides, my bunnies arevery happy chewing my walls :shock.

sas and the gang of chewers :bunny17:bunny17:bunny17:bunny17:bunny17

What about from orange, grapefruit, tangerine trees. It's about the time that my husband trims our fruit trees. There not listed on The Rabbit Menu. :?

I've always given fresh Willow branches. I've always wondered why you need to dry them? I've had no problem giving them fresh. Don't wild rabbtis eat them fresh?

Spring wrote:

I've always given fresh Willow branches. I've always wondered why you need to dry them? I've had no problem giving them fresh. Don't wild rabbtis eat them fresh?

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Not unless they can climb trees! I've always thought they didn't chew them until they had been on the ground awhile.

I know that a lot of leaves are toxic when they're fresh but safe when they're dried. And a lot of sites list fresh branches under 'do not feed'.

sas et al

Ohh ok. I usually strip them of the leaves. I've read wild rabbits like to chew the bark of willow so I figured it was ok fresh. Thanks!

Spring wrote:

Ohh ok. I usually strip them of the leaves. I've read wild rabbits like to chew the bark of willow so I figured it was ok fresh. Thanks!

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I would think that chewing the bark off the trunk is safe, but chewing closer to the moisture in thecenter(I'm forgetting my gradeschool science terminology here :disgust in a branch is probably at least mildly toxic.

The main point to remember about rabbits in the wild isthey have a choice. There's a whole meadow/forest full of things to choose to nibble on, not like our house bunnies that are pretty much stuck with what we give them, thus they're more inclined to consume things that aren't as good for them -- if we let them.

sas et al

Oh ok, thanks I'll start drying them from now on.

I've never understood why it's recommended to dry most twigs for rabbits. In winters rabbits eat the cambium- the living part between the bark and the wood. Sometimes they live almost entirely off that. So in many cases it can't be that toxic. Having said that, I dry mine just in case. You can toss them in the oven on a low setting for a while.

Although willow bark does contain salicylic acid, the precursur to modern aspirin. I have no idea if it's destoyed by heat or decays in time.
http://www.viable-herbal.com/singles/herbs/s575.htm

Just for fun, this is a native shrub with lots of thorns. If you chew the bark it makes a numbing affect. My botany teacher said rabbits like it a lot, but I doubt that's a good idea.
http://www.mobot.org/gardeninghelp/plantfinder/Plant.asp?code=M900

Ok thanks! I've been giving Pepsi willowbranches for a year on and off with no visible problem.

Are blackberry stems ect ok? I have lots of bushes on the side of my property that are just growing like weeds. Would the thorns hurt them? What about fresh stems/leaves? My little friend bunny from last year would eat them while I picked black berries, so they can't hurt their mouths too much!

I bought apple sticks from him several times. My rabbits love them!

I have a apple tree in my backyard,and i will just break a branch off,and cut it into decent size pieces and just give it to them without drying them first,i have never had a problem,but the funny thing is they strip the bark of and just leave the naked stick lying around,weird bunnies



cheryl

naturestee wrote:

I've never understood why it's recommended to dry most twigs for rabbits.

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Some twigs contain poisonous components that take time to 'disappear' after being cut off from the tree. Drying them for a few months allows those components to leave the wood making it safe for the rabbit to chew on.

Apple wood is one of the few types that is safe to give right off the tree. My Opa gives us what he cuts off every year and often neighbors will pass over a few of the new twigs and shoots for the rabbits, they love it!

He's put the smaller pack of 20 sticks back up for sale on eBay. I just bought a pack for the guinea pig, and he's got 2 left.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Farmer-Daves-Rabbit-Guinea-Pig-APPLE-THIN-STICKS_W0QQitemZ180004805204QQihZ008QQcategoryZ121854QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

bought one of the lots

I'm sure Elf will share with Cinnabunny