Woodshavings

[hunters glory 31]

I am having trouble getting woodshavings . Pet shops when they have it is £8. 50 a bale . Horse shop £7. 99 but restricting it to two bales a time . What do you all use . Wont use cat litter as it makes the coats dry and harsh.

[diggermad 154]

best thing mate is shavings but if not try news papers maybe 4 or 5 sheets in the area where they do their buisness hope that helps cheers DM

[Jim Grant 4]

I have a big woodburner to feed and log lots of hardwood. I supply a couple of the local ferreters with bedding shavings and also sort of wood wool which you can make by sawing down the grain. Apparently great for stuffing a box and leave then to burrowing.

 

Just glad to get rid of the stuff.

[hunters glory 31]

best thing mate is shavings but if not try news papers maybe 4 or 5 sheets in the area where they do their buisness hope that helps cheers DM

Have tried newspapers before they just shreded it up .

[Kay 3,709]

If you can get a big bale home from wherever i would do that, cheaper in the long run rather than buy little packs of it

[Guest tewkesferreter]

ask around your local carpentry/joiners shop,there happy to get rid of it,it needs to be sieved off first though.

[derbylad 1]

ask around your local carpentry/joiners shop,there happy to get rid of it,it needs to be sieved off first though.

 

 

as stated i get mine from roy martin joinery at derby massive bag just fits in estate boot for £5 but they use to give it away free,so some mite

[jimjim555 0]

i get the big bales.....£5 from the local famers supply merchant, not sure weather the main land has this particular merchant.. 'Fane Valley' ?

[doddsy1970 9]

Believe it or not the lack in availability of wood shavings is down to the recession and the lack of wood being produced by the building trade. I have had to get my last two bales from pets at home at nearly £12 a bag. I don't like using paper because if the ferret is wet it turns to paper mache and sticks to them.

[summat decent 0]

Try farm suppliers £6.20 here,beware hard wood shavings ie red they supposed to be poisonous to some animals.

[The one 8,469]

How much are you going threw i get mine frim a farm supplier and a big bale lasts ages

[billy badger 0]

I get all mine from a store that makes furniture and door frames etc, get it in massive bags about 3 ft tall 2 ft wide takes two to lift it. Best thing about it they give it me for nowt

[the_stig 6,614]

i`m using some stuff they use for horses - for the terriers , its big wood chips works , bowt 8 quid a bag had a go with some bagged cardboard chips

[caterpiller 10]

I use ' Easy-Bed', heard it called ' Ned-Bed' before. It is for Horses i think? its dust free and has the advantage of not blowing around like Wood Shavings.

[col g 0]

have you not got any saw mills round youre way.i get mine from there by the bail and it costs me nothing.saying that i go in and shoot his feral pigeons for him.these are normally the best places as the will normally give/sell you as much as you can carry