Substrate

[zina10]

Well, that is a good find !!

While it is more expensive then the blend, it is a LOT cheaper then the pet store variety !!

[locolobito]

After dumping mulch into tubs, I noticed a lot of big chunks. Hammer n chisel will knock them down to smaller bits. Definitely wetter than what petco offers

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[zina10]

After dumping mulch into tubs, I noticed a lot of big chunks. Hammer n chisel will knock them down to smaller bits. Definitely wetter than what petco offers

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If you need to dry it out in a hurry, you could spread out a tarp in a room you can close off. Then spread out the substrate on the tarp as thin as you can. A overhead fan will speed up the process. Or just buy one of those big and deep rubbermaid containers to store the substrate in and turn it every so often with a big stick.

If you live somewhere where it is sunny, you could do the tarp thing outdoors on a table. Not on a windy day, though, LOL !!

[locolobito]

Actually some clumps are still frozen together. Got one tub on top of running dryer and the other tub in front of space heater.

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[OhhWatALoser]

Planted cypress forests normally contain other trees, because some trees like pine grow everywhere, whether you want them to or not. At least that's what was told to me when I called garick, the home Depot brand at the time, about the cypress blend. They found it very interesting we use their product for something other than gardens.

There is no evidence that pine oil is dangerous to your reptile, just hearsay and people who don't know how to read a study. Cedar however has been proven to cause issues, relatively quickly also. While they make no claims Cedar won't be in a blend, I've never heard of someone having issues and I've used cypress blends for 8ish years I'd say without issue.

[locolobito]

Just filled 11 out of 27 tubs with one bag of that NoFloat. So 3 bags will do me justice. Thank you Reinz for the awesome find.

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[rdoyle]

The blend might be referring to how big the pieces there are in the bag.

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[rdoyle]

The blend might be referring to how big the pieces there are in the bag.

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This is what I found in the question part. Someone ask what the blended mean. The blend refers to the colors not the mixture of wood that in it.



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[Slither Seeker]

this is a great thread, very informative! I prefer Cypress and the bulk source at lowes sounds awesome. i use cypress in many applications because it's the only thing i've found that holds humidity pretty solidly and also doesn't mold.

[locolobito]

I have had the No float cypress mulch in my tubs and 40B for almost 2 weeks. There are small bits and big chunks in mix. Humidity is holding nicely in 40B. Tubs are more dried out but mist once a day. My critters seem to like it more than newspaper. But sure they miss reading articles

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