Sorry, I'm late with a reply... Coco coir bricks are sold in most garden centers.Can I get them on amazon or at a garden center... I want to get it today if possible...
Can I put newspaper down for the time being or something.. going to get rid of it now.. that is what the last owner had in her housing so I taught it was the right stuff
Cypress mulch and orchid bark are more likely to be found in plant nurseries. However, there is a twist with orchid bark in EU/UK - it's often a pine bark, which is toxic to tortoises (in US you can get orchid bark from Douglas fir trees which is safe). I'm desperately trying to gather information now on what kind of trees are used for reptile-marketed bark substrates (maybe some of these "pines" are safe, Douglas fir is pine too, after all).