Re: Cypress Mulch question
I use to use the cypress mulch from home depot for my corn snakes, but I noticed little bugs inside of it which comes from it being stored outdoors. I use aspen bedding from Petco, if you go to the small animal section you would see a huge block of it for about 7 dollars. It expands to 3x the size of the block and you're getting more for your money.
Re: Cypress Mulch question
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Croickie
I use to use the cypress mulch from home depot for my corn snakes, but I noticed little bugs inside of it which comes from it being stored outdoors. I use aspen bedding from Petco, if you go to the small animal section you would see a huge block of it for about 7 dollars. It expands to 3x the size of the block and you're getting more for your money.
Im currently on aspen and looking for something better to keep moisture high and smell down. Cypress seems to be very good at both of these...the bugs thing is my biggest concern.
Buying from Big Apple Herp is always an option I just hate paying shipping for anything so if I can get a comparable product locally I would rathergo that route
Re: Cypress Mulch question
You can bake the hardware store cypress if you are only bedding for a handful of snakes (otherwise it's too much of a hassle) for 15-20 minutes at 250 degrees. I hear freezing for 24 hours also kills bugs (if you have a deep freeze you could just drop a big bag in for a day or two?) but I would trust baking it more. I believe most bugs found in cypress mulch are completely harmless, however. There is some research out there on it already, I just haven't the time to dig it up right now. Good luck!