I currently have a Russian tortoise and I'm creating her a new cage, I was wondering if there was a way to fill the cage with hardware store mulch, or anywhere else but pet stores (because they're overpriced for the mulch there) that I could fill the cage for a cheeper price. Any recommendations? HELP PLEASE
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- Thread starter BrieF
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Any place like a Home Depot nursery any place you can find that has what you want that is chemical free. Even look on line.
Be sure to use hardwood mulch. Don't ever use pine or cedar mulch.
well is there a certain brand or type i could look out for?
Specific brand?
No, you just have to read the ingredients.
well what should i look out for? like no pesticides? no ___? Im use to just grabbing a small bag of mulch from a pet store not going to a hardware store and buying a bag from there, i don't want to harm my tortoise by getting something that i thought was safe but isn't.
If you're getting it at a pet store, look for Zoo Med Forest Floor.
I don't buy mulch at big box stores. There's no telling what's in there. My small mom and pop hardware store sells fairly large bags of orchid bark and that's what I buy:
https://www.google.com/express/prod...source=google_shopping&utm_medium=product_ads
or
http://www.homedepot.com/p/Better-G...gclid=CNeKvqHv884CFQsbaQodYLALVQ&gclsrc=aw.ds
I don't buy mulch at big box stores. There's no telling what's in there. My small mom and pop hardware store sells fairly large bags of orchid bark and that's what I buy:
https://www.google.com/express/prod...source=google_shopping&utm_medium=product_ads
or
http://www.homedepot.com/p/Better-G...gclid=CNeKvqHv884CFQsbaQodYLALVQ&gclsrc=aw.ds
http://www.secondsunhydro.com/produ...q1zRQd6sdn7Oy9RmKUyDCtKkZrmyV3SxpQaAigz8P8HAQ
Thats the website I found it on.
Coconut coir or peat mulch from Home Depot I use and love both. Be careful the coco you mentioned is coconut
http://www.tortoiseforum.org/thread...or-other-herbivorous-tortoise-species.107734/
The care sheet recommends coco coir and topsoil.
Your product also contains orchid bark, another oft used substrate and cactus, which shouldn't do any harm.
I have never seen this product but would not hesitate to give it a try.
The care sheet recommends coco coir and topsoil.
Your product also contains orchid bark, another oft used substrate and cactus, which shouldn't do any harm.
I have never seen this product but would not hesitate to give it a try.
Seems fine to me. I'm just a little worried about the cactus part, if it would make him want to eat the substrate. I would try it and see how it goes.
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