Wood Pellets/Chips Are these pine pellets ok?

[emcronc]

Are these pine pellets from Tractor Supply ok to use?
http://www.tractorsupply.com/en/store/tractor-supply-coreg;-pine-pellet-stall-bedding-40-lb

They're all that I can find! Unless there's some place I haven't thought to look yet. I've looked at 3 different Tractor Supply stores and both Home Depot and Lowe's and this is all I can find. Are they ok to use? I really want to switch to wood pellets and fleece by this weekend, but just don't know where else to look.

 

[bpatters]

Do they have accelerant added? Do they smell strongly of pine? Then no, they can't be used.

If not, they're ok.

Try feed and seed stores. They sometimes have better choices.

 

[pigmommy89]

No. They smell too strong, in my opinion. I use them for my cats in their litter boxes, but not for pigs.

 

[PeanutnCookie]

I was looking at that website, too. I saw these pellets http://www.tractorsupply.com/en/store/cozy-n-freshtrade;-natural-pine-pellets-20-lb and wondered if they are any better than the one already listed. On the bag it says "Pure pine processed with activated carbon" but I'm not sure what that means and if it is safe for piggies.

 

[PeanutnCookie]

Dang it missed the 10 minute mark... I also saw a lot of the reviews on this last product were about guinea pigs, but the first one only had one rewiew about using it for guinea pigs.

 

[bpatters]

I'm beginning to feel like a broken record. See the quote below, from earlier in this thread.

Do they have accelerant added? Do they smell strongly of pine? Then no, they can't be used.

If not, they're ok.

 

[PeanutnCookie]

Yeah, I saw that, but I only saw it online so I can't tell if it's super strong pine scented. The store is about 30 minutes away and I didn't know if it was okay to get. I was trying to check before I went out there. I'll see if I need anything else while I'm there to check out the pellets. Thanks anyways