Can we talk about how much wood shavings cost now?

I was at Tractor Supply yesterday grabbing a bag of shavings and the price had jumped to $8.49 for the same bag I used to get for $5.50 a couple years ago. The cashier said it's because of supply chain stuff with pine, but honestly it's getting ridiculous. Has anyone else started switching to something like straw pellets or sand to save money?

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bettyhunt4d ago

Idk, straw pellets get super dusty though.

hugo_gonzalez682d ago

Yeah, "straw pellets get super dusty though" is a real issue. I tried them a couple years back and yeah, you get that fine powder that floats around everywhere, plus they break down to mush if the bedding gets even slightly wet. What I ended up doing was mixing regular shavings with pine pellets. I get the pellets at a feed store for like $6 a bag, and one bag of shavings lasts me twice as long when I mix them 50/50. The pellets soak up the wet spots way better and keep smell down, and the shavings give some fluff so it's not just hard pellets. You gotta watch out for dust with the pellets too, but it's way less than straight straw pellets.