Reviews of L/M Animal Farms SLM60120 Bulk Pack Mountain Fresh Pressed Red

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Cedar chips were recommended to me by a second-hand bookseller as the best thing for taking smoke smells and mustiness out of old books. I figured it wouldn't cost much to try it, but when I went to pet stores to get some, it turned out cedar chips are actually rather expensive! So I looked through amazon, and decided this 5-cubic-foot bag was one of the best deals, size for money.

When I got the chips, I layered some in a box. Then I loosely wrapped the book in question with a paper towel (just in case the chips would stain the cover or pages), put the book in the box and then filled the rest of the box with chips. Closed and sealed up the box; waited impatiently a week to see what would happen.

What happened was, the book came out smelling almost like new. I could smell the cedar but the smoke smell wasn't quite gone. Got fresh chips (PLENTY of chips in 5 cubic feet, WAY more than I thought there would be), repacked the book in the box, and when I took it out a week later, it really was amazing. No smoke smell at all. The cedar smell has since faded, and still no smoke smell. So it wasn't just that the cedar smell was covering the smoke smell -it actually removed it.

Next I tried the technique on a book that had the yellowed pages and musty smell characteristic of a 40-year-old paperback. One week in the chips and not only was the musty smell gone, but it really almost smelled like a fresh, new book. I did not have to do it for a second week.

After that I got braver and put a couple of books at a time in with fresh chips. Turns out, you can put in as many books as the box will hold (leaving plenty of room for the chips, of course) and they all come out smelling must-free.

And I still have over three-quarters of the bag left after doing 12 books. It's probably more like seven-eighths of the bag left! I put it in a downstairs closet and it smells great in the closet now. As an added bonus no bugs will have the nerve to go anywhere near there anymore, which is good, because that closet backs onto the garage.

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A word of warning--this is advertised as good for guinea pigs. NEVER use cedar shavings for guinea pigs, as they are toxic to them! Never use regular pine shavings either for the same reason--only kiln-dried pine shavings. Aspen shavings, Carefresh, or other bedding options are far better for cavies.

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I pack old socks or nylons with these cedar shavings and throw anyplace around the house that is dark or warm; in closets, around baseboards, under sinks, in pantry, garage, to rid myself of moths, millers, spiders, CENTIPEDES (UGH) and it works great.

Product arrived in a large box and shipping was pretty quick.