I think if its intended for use in a garden, I wouldn't use it. I've been trying to find a safe source of cypress mulch from hardware stores and garden centers and I haven't been able to find any pure cypress that has zero pesticides.
Siiiigh. Might just keep going with the indented kraft paper. I really do like cypress mulch but it is very expensive in pet store quantities. I need like, a crap ton!!
Edit: Here is the chemical in the cocoa plant that is toxic to humans and animals http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theobromine_poisoning Also it seems like this stuff molds incredibly quickly if it gets wet. No thanks!
Still can't determine how harmful it might be to reptiles, but I am going to guess that it isn't really. But to be on the safe side, I would go with another substrate like news paper, paper towels, aspen, or cypress mulch.
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