Yes.This is what I've been using... I should switch?
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01IRZUGUS/?tag=exoticpetnetw-20
Home Depot usually always has orchid bark. It's in the indoor flower/plant area.
That is good to know. Out here, none of the hardware chains carry it. I think it would be much easier if people could get it at HD or Lowes, soI'm glad you mentioned this. I have seen it at OSH in 1.0 cu/ft bags, but its the same price at OSH for the 1 cu/ft as it is at the garden center for a 2.0 cu/ft bag. Both are still WAYYYYY cheaper than pet store prices for tiny quantities.
Maybe Home Depot?It was! Thanks! None of the Lowes in my area has heard of it, but I have 2 options now. I found a place online where I can get reptibark for $15 / 24 qt bag, and also, another member is passing through my area on the way back from a vacation where she's planning on picking up a bunch of bulk bark for herself because it's inexpensive in the area she's traveling to, so we may be able to manage a meet up.
I think hemlock is toxic???I can't find those in Montreal... HD and Lowe's only carry cedar or pine mulch... I did find some Cocoa shell mulch, hemlock mulch and western barks in a local garden center. Do you think they can work with Russian tortoiseView attachment 269106View attachment 269107 View attachment 269109?
I think hemlock is toxic???
I can't find those in Montreal... HD and Lowe's only carry cedar or pine mulch... I did find some Cocoa shell mulch, hemlock mulch and western barks in a local garden center. Do you think they can work with Russian tortoiseView attachment 269106View attachment 269107 View attachment 269109?
This sounds like good advice to me.I found this on Google about willow:
Willow trees aren't usually a source of cat and dog poisoning, but medicines derived from their bark -- aspirin, most notably -- can be quite toxic. Cats, who lack the ability to process the salicylic acid found in willow tree bark and aspirin, are particularly prone to toxic exposure.
And since that bag of stuff is willow bark, I would be hesitant to use it as a tortoise substrate.
This sounds like good advice to me.
I would add to the conversation that there are probably different species of "willow". Much like eucalyptus. Some varieties of eucalyptus are toxic and some are not.