ATTN: folks feeding their babies alfalfa hay

[Imbrium]

while Petco's overall sale is currently crappy (15% off, will probably go back to either 20% off or "up to 40% off" in the next few days - it's been rotating through those three sales for a couple months now), certain products are 20-50% off!

the alfalfa mini-bales HALF off right now - only $3 per bag! I'm stocking up enough to last my babies until they're 7 mos old, lol... pet store normal price is $6 and I think walmart is at least $5, so $3 is a darn sweet deal!

http://www.petco.com/product/109426...ll-Animal-Mini-Bale.aspx?CoreCat=OnSiteSearch

if you're looking to bulk up your order to get to $49 for free shipping, some other stuff that's still got higher discounts:
crinkle cat tunnel, which is 20% off (my bunnies' favorite toy, they like it even better than the plastic ware tunnel) - http://www.petco.com/product/118000/Petco-Blue-And-White-Crinkle-Tunnel-for-Cats.aspx

the hammock my bunnies love is up to 20% off - http://www.petco.com/product/103974...rrets.aspx?CoreCat=MM_Ferret_SleepersHideouts

kaytee granule bedding that some of us use as litter (up to 36% off... the 27.5L bag is only $11.99) - http://www.petco.com/product/100574/Kaytee-Soft-Granule-Pet-Bedding.aspx

carefresh natural is up to 35% off - http://www.petco.com/product/3370/Carefresh-Natural-Pet-Bedding.aspx?CoreCat=firstinresult_carefresh

great playpen (especially if you're looking for something taller than 29'', which is the highest I could find in the small pets category), up to 44% off - http://www.petco.com/product/5874/Precision-Pet-Eight-Panel-Wire-Pens.aspx
I got two of the 48'' ones to make my living room into a bunny paradise... figured they were only $6 more than the 36'' so I may as well get the tallest - now I can give them cardboard boxes (even attached together to be 2 boxes high) and stuff like that without worrying about them nudging it over to the side of the pen, climbing on top and escaping

 

[missyscove]

Sounds like somebunnies are getting spoiled!

If you're looking for cheaper hay though, you should really check out a feed store (I'm sure there are some around San Antonio because the summer I spent there I rode horses).

 

[Imbrium]

yeah, I plan to start looking into feed stores once they're switched over to grass hay, but I'm lazy and this is a pretty good deal for alfalfa (plus I haven't gotten around to figuring out a system for keeping a larger bale of hay stored)

 

[whitelop]

For keeping a larger bale of hay, you can get a metal trash can to put it in. Or you could get a big rubbermaid plastic tote and keep it in there.

That is a good deal on stuff though!

 

[missyscove]

My feedstore will sell me a big trashbag with a few flakes of hay in it for about $5. I can easily store a trashbag of hay in the garage and it lasts me for a few months.

 

[LakeCondo]

Hay storage containers need to have ventilation holes punched or drilled into them.

 

[ldoerr]

I plan on going to the actual store this weekend and stocking up. If the sale applies to in store items I am going to get at least 3-4 of the big bags of the kaytee soft granule blend.

 

[Imbrium]

the sale is online only >< regular price in-store. if you're planning to spend at least $49, though, the shipping is free for online orders...

 

[ldoerr]

They will price match the online price for you. You have to show them the add though. (I pulled it up on my phone). I got 8 of the big bags of the Kaytee Soft Granule Blend on Friday. This should last me until I move to Huntsville in late May early June.

 

[Imbrium]

I don't have a smart phone 'cause they were stupidly expensive when I got my current phone and I'm not going to replace it until it stops working (I've had it for like 6+ years or something, lol). I don't mind ordering enough stuff to get free shipping from the online sale, though - it arrives pretty quickly and saves me the drive to the store

 

[Nancy McClelland]

We get a 75 pound bale of orchard grass--keep it in a plastic lined cardboard box in the hall with the top open. Works great for us and the bunnies love it.

 

[Thumperina]

I am getting alfalfa at the feed stores. I got really bad alfalfa in one store, and excellent, very well smelling at another.