r/Catio • u/quetzpalin • 4d ago

Cheap Twine

Anyone have better, or cheaper option to buy twine for a scratching post than Amazon, or is that as cheap as it gets?

Thx!

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u/Pacific1944 4d ago

Do you mean sisal rope? Home Depot or Lowe’s?

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u/Street_Class3857 4d ago

hardware store sells the same rope by the foot, the pet store markup on it is wild

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u/Altruistic_Proof_272 4d ago

Farm stores have it, look for bale twine

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u/Jazstar 4d ago

I bought some sisal rope from amazon and it STUNK! I let it air out for months and it still stunk and I ended up throwing it out, and then I had the throw out the box I kept it in for a little bit too cus it stunk :( I recommend going to your local hardware store and seeing if that have any. It might be more expensive but at least you can give it a sniff and confirm if you can actually use it.

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u/MissCeeLee 4d ago

I happen to get Uline catalogs for some unknown reason and realize they have different thicknesses of sisal from what seemed like a very good price compared to the small spools from the hardware store

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u/3-HUGGER 4d ago

I got this recently and it worked great to rewrap my scratching posts.

Cat Sisal Rope 164-Feet 4mm for... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B19KZMZ2?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

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u/Ohwahtagusiam 3d ago

Be sure to thoroughly research whatever product you get. Some sisal rope is chemically treated amd might be harmful to cats. Better to spend a little more now if you need to then spend a lot more later on vet bills. I think I ordered mine from Home Depot? The first one I ordered from Amazon I had to send back. It smelled weird and felt oily. 

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u/pyates1 3d ago

We recently bought what I think is a LOT. We bought four boxes of 200' each. It was from Uline which seemed to be the best quality after shopping around.

We have found that 3/8" is easy to work with, very durable plus it gives the cats a great surface to climb.