The only compressed substrates I buy are coconut coir simply because you get your money's worth and it has several uses. Coco hush is best bought uncompressed, as everyone as said. I always spray my cages down mite spray the minute I add a new addition to the cage...baking is unnecessary unless you bought some wild collected samples originally designed for gardening or landscaping.
TY great advice.
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Originally Posted by MarkS
A couple of other options if you want to increase humidity. Cypress mulch holds moisture really well, it's hard to find this time of year though. It's usually used for landscaping and can be found everywhere in the spring but is usually sold out by now. You might still be able to find some in garden supply stores. Orchid bark also holds moisture very well. This is basically fur bark but it's ground to a finer size so it's easier to work with and I think it looks better. It is a bit more expensive though. Whatever you use, just make sure it contains no ceder or colored dyes.
I saw bags of cypress mulch today where I bought the coco husk
thnx for the advice and infraction.
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