Food and Substrate Website?

[socialworker81]

Does anyone have a good website to purchase cactus, cactus fruit (if possible) and substrate? I find substrate to be pretty expensive in the pet stores around here... I did go to Lowes to find cypress mulch, but the pieces are so big! Coco Coir seems pretty expensive at the stores too. I am tired of paying those prices Cactus is not readily available here in PA. A store here sometimes has the fruit, so I can feed it as a treat, but I have only seen the pads one time. I was just hoping someone had an idea...

Thanks!

 

[Rockford]

For cactus pads I get mine from Arizona Tortoise Compound. You can either order small pads or larger ones for starting your own pads. You get a lot of pads for the $4.50. Mulch that's tougher, the best price I found is on amazon for zoo med forest mulch (Cypress). I also live in Pa and cannot get cypress mulch anywhere.

 

[socialworker81]

Thanks for the suggestions! I did find a local garden shop that had vermiculite. I was thinking of going back to see if they had an appropriate cypress mulch I could use. I will definitely order some cactus soon

 

[Jacob]

You can Buy a Cactus Online and plant it and feed it, it would be worth the investment since Buying cactus pads online is far more expensive!
They sell organic coco coir at home depot or lowes as well, much cheaper!

 

[socialworker81]

You can Buy a Cactus Online and plant it and feed it, it would be worth the investment since Buying cactus pads online is far more expensive!
They sell organic coco coir at home depot or lowes as well, much cheaper!

I tried finding the coco coir at lowes and home depot. All I could find was the stuff used for hanging plants. Is it possible it's not out yet? Or under a different name? And I think I will try to grow some cactus!

 

[wellington]

Check out eBay. I purchased my coir from there. Around 25.00 for 5 bricks

 

[Madkins007]

Most regions have some sort of hardwood mulch that will work. One popular version is not real cheap but works nicely- 'orchid bark', which is a finely milled Douglas for bark.

Other wood mulches can work as well. AVOID...
- Mulches with a strong smell, especially pine, cedar, rubber, manure, or chemicals
- Mulches with dyes, rubber, or chemicals in them
- Mulches that have too large of chunks

A lot of the time the person working that area can help you find something that will work, and usually for only a few bucks a bag.

 

[socialworker81]

I went to several local garden shops today. They all looked at me like I was crazy when I told them it wasn't for landscaping anyway, I couldn't find anything that would be appropriate. Most of it was treated, or was pine mulch. However, I did previously buy cypress at home depot before I realized the chunks were to big. My husband found a way to filter the big chunks, and now I have the perfect substrate to go with the coco coir guess I better buy some more coco online! Thanks again!!!!