bengal77
Well-Known Member
Currently I am using Yesterday's News. I like it a lot, but since I change the litter everyday Lily goes through 1-1 1/2 bags a month. That adds up, so I'm looking around for a cheaper alternative. Since everyone keeps talking about horse bedding I decided to stop in at a local feed shop and buy some horse bedding. The woman told me about the different kinds they have and asked what it was for. When I said a rabbit she directed me to a bag of horse stall pine shavings. It's called Clean Pine Shavings and it says that it is made by The Hay Exchange. When I asked her if the pine was kiln dried she hesitated and said yes. I don't know if I'm just being suspicious, but I think that she lied to me, or just didn't know and said whatever would make me buy it. It wasn't much, $5 and change for a 25 cubic foot bag (expands to 35 cubic feet) but I can't find any information about this product on the "company's" website. And the packaging is a manilla envelope colored plastic bag with a sticker containing the information, not the clear, printed bag that shows on the website.
Here is a link to the company's website. I'm not even convinced that they actually manufactured this bag of horse bedding since it's not listed on their website.
http://thehayexchange.net/index.htm
I have enough Yesterday's News to last about 2 more weeks, so I'm not hard pressed to use this stuff. And if it's not kiln dried I definitely don't want to use it. I don't mind eating the $5 and change (I stupidly said I didn't need a receipt when I paid for it and the hay) and I can always sell it as is on CL.
Do you think this bedding is safe? What brand/type do you use? I can't get ahold of wood stove pellets (I live in FL) so horse bedding is my only economical alternative to pet store brands of litter. Lily uses a large litter pan with a fluorescent lighting grid so her feet would never even touch the litter. But I don't want to risk mites or aromatic oils to save a few bucks.
Here is a link to the company's website. I'm not even convinced that they actually manufactured this bag of horse bedding since it's not listed on their website.
http://thehayexchange.net/index.htm
I have enough Yesterday's News to last about 2 more weeks, so I'm not hard pressed to use this stuff. And if it's not kiln dried I definitely don't want to use it. I don't mind eating the $5 and change (I stupidly said I didn't need a receipt when I paid for it and the hay) and I can always sell it as is on CL.
Do you think this bedding is safe? What brand/type do you use? I can't get ahold of wood stove pellets (I live in FL) so horse bedding is my only economical alternative to pet store brands of litter. Lily uses a large litter pan with a fluorescent lighting grid so her feet would never even touch the litter. But I don't want to risk mites or aromatic oils to save a few bucks.