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Post by londongerbils on Mar 22, 2021 10:23:30 GMT -8
Has anyone else tried the eco-nest bedding In the UK? I think it’s relatively new. I’ve just tried it and it seems really good, no dust at all and the shredded nature of the cardboard mixes well with hay for burrowing.
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Post by Markpd on Mar 22, 2021 11:27:35 GMT -8
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Post by londongerbils on Mar 22, 2021 12:33:13 GMT -8
Yes, exactly, but on Ocado it’s £5.79 for 3.2kg, not £8.75 if you buy direct, strangely.
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Post by betty on Mar 22, 2021 14:39:41 GMT -8
This is the one I use and talk about all the time. Totally dust-free.
It is more expensive on their own website as they actively WANT you to use your local pet stores rather than buying online (obviously this makes sense long term as it is local pet shops who sell us everything else?).
Anyway - I shopped around in stores too - and although it is always a special order - I can get it even cheaper in some stores than others. I once got 20% off Ocado - first order maybe and so it was worth it when I bulked up - but they haven't done an offer since, so I don't go there anymore.
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Post by londongerbils on Mar 24, 2021 12:03:07 GMT -8
Really? Sorry I hadn’t seen your posts about it, it’s great isn’t it? No dust and it doesn’t work it’s way out of the mesh topper on my tanks.
Where do you order from, may I ask?I can’t see it on the websites of either of my local pet chains.
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Post by betty on Mar 24, 2021 14:49:12 GMT -8
Sorry, I may not have harped on about it on here necessarily (didn't mean that to sound like you should have read all my posts over).
I love how it is bigger like you say - as it often allows uneaten food and poops to slip straight through it - so in certain places in their enclosures I can sieve it out with a cat litter tray sieve and all the eco-nest is clean at the top and then I can sweep out all the shells and crap (literally) from underneath it - keeping them cleaner for longer. Just like when I sieve the poop out of my sand baths (just a different size sieve).
It will still create a fine dust over time on top of my surfaces as they will start to chew it up in places to make softer beds and tunnels etc. But it certainly arrives dust free and stays that way for a long time.
I do often wonder if it is 'too' big to walk over easily though what with gerbil short legs? Might have to conduct some experiments.
Like I said - it is nearly always a special order so doesn't appear on websites or shelves. I physically have to contact my main pet stores (on FB) and ask them to order it in for me (checking the prices first as like I said it varies a lot).
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Post by londongerbils on Mar 25, 2021 23:35:58 GMT -8
Great, I will give that a go!
Thank you.
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Post by Scott on Mar 26, 2021 3:02:18 GMT -8
Hey, I found a place where I can have it delivered here to the US; shipping for 3.2 kg would be a mere $33.89!  The packaging is different, but I wonder if this is the same product. |
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Post by betty on Mar 26, 2021 14:45:17 GMT -8
It is the same idea I suppose? Although the product in your link looks a bit thinner that this UK one (and $33.89!!!!!!).
This Pillow-Wad one is also made with virgin cardboard (so the cardboard is made for the substrate alone) - it isn't the leftovers from some other industry.
I would say worth trying if you are looking for a different type of low-dust substrate that doesn't have such extreme shipping!
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