Best price for Coco Coir online

[Beasty_Artemis]

I found what I'm hoping ends up being a good deal on an 11 lbs. Block of compacted Coco coir at Home depo for $15.95 . So I ordered Artemis one of the blocks to see what mass that kind of size ends up being useful for! I really did not want one of those little blocks that are usually stocked up at the store. I thought I might just have to get a bunch of those little ones if forced to. We shall see!

 

[zovick]

I found what I'm hoping ends up being a good deal on an 11 lbs. Block of compacted Coco coir at Home depo for $15.95 . So I ordered Artemis one of the blocks to see what mass that kind of size ends up being useful for! I really did not want one of those little blocks that are usually stocked up at the store. I thought I might just have to get a bunch of those little ones if forced to. We shall see!

It sounds as though you will have a lot of substrate. I haven't used that substrate for a few years now, but I seem to recall that it took about 1 gallon of water to fully hydrate each brick. Assuming the bricks to be about a pound each, you will need 11 gallons of water to hydrate your 11 pounder and should get about 90 liters of substrate going by the info on the brick packages. I am guessing, but I think that amount would fill a 3' by 6' tub pretty well with 6" or so of substrate.

Let me know if that is correct (or how far off I am) after you do it.

 

[Beasty_Artemis]

Yeah, somebody mentioned substrate depth for their tort being the length of the tortoises body ....
Well, mine is no where near that! Artemis is totally do for a rotation of her/his substrate material anyway. I knew if I did some research I could track down some nice wholesale coir. Fun!

 

[Beasty_Artemis]

I as also want to add a few more inches to my 2 hatchling enclosers ! Sweetness!

 

[Beasty_Artemis]

I wanted to add that it must be a tortoise lover thing, but , I'm totally stoked to get my large brick of substrate!
I knew if I researched a bit, I could find a better deal on the stuff. We shall see what kind of quality it is apon arrival.
I want to post some links to the best deals on compacted coco coir bricks . Then it will be easier for new tort owners / new members to relent and buy the appropriate substrate for a hatchling! Sometimes the small blocks that are usually overpriced at the pet store are pretty difficult to stop procrastinating about.

 

[Beasty_Artemis]

Well, my 11 lbs. Coco coir brick ended up being about the minimum amount to completely cover the bottom of Artemis's tort table. So on payday I'll order two more.

 

[Beasty_Artemis]

Then, once I've gotten my two new Christmas tree totes for my hatchling enclosures ( they are currently housed in individual plastic totes/tubs. But christmas tree size is better.) I think I'll order two more. One for each of the hatchling enclosers . Those small block aren't really good enough. I think I'll probably make this size my new base material.