Where can i buy cypress mulch in bulk (UK)

gjsmithers · 10-01-2014, 01:12 AM

Hello
Can anyone advise me on where i can get cypress mulch from in bulk? I have a large pen 10ft x 14ft for my rads and its costing a fortune keep buying small bags every time. Just wondered where other peeps get it?
Thank you

Gryffindor · 12-01-2014, 12:47 AM

I'll admit it makes me really angry when I hear of people using cypress mulch!

Cypress take a LONG time to grow and our cypress trees (I live in Florida) are being destroyed just so people can use them for mulch for plants and pets! It makes no sense!

I'm glad it's costing you so much money, maybe that will be a deterrent for some. There are other options available to you, save a cypress tree and choose one of them

gjsmithers · 12-01-2014, 11:56 PM

I'm sorry you took offense to my post it was not my intention to start a debate about saving the planet but to provide the best husbandry i can for my tortoises. When i brought them i didn't do it lightly and wanted to insure i provide for them to the best of my ability. I have read many papers from other radiata keepers that say cypress mulch is the best substrate, if this is the case then thats what i want for my tortoises. If another substrate is comparable then i will look at that. I am open to suggestions from other keepers.

Gryffindor · 13-01-2014, 01:24 AM

It's not really saving the planet - I mean to me it's so much closer to home than that. I have cypress trees in my backyard, they're really old trees. They're important to our ecosystem and are a beautiful part of our state. I just can't ever justify using cypress mulch for anything, not even tortoises.

A lot of radiated keepers use orchid bark, eucalyptus mulch and coconut coir. Cypress mulch isn't the only good substrate available. A lot of people can't even find cypress, so it's definitely not a necessity.

Gordon · 13-01-2014, 03:56 PM

Found this if you already havent

http://www.livefoodsbypost.co.uk/zoo...-24-2070-p.asp

gjsmithers · 13-01-2014, 10:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TURNIP

Found this if you already havent

http://www.livefoodsbypost.co.uk/zoo...-24-2070-p.asp

Thank you, thats a lot cheaper then i have been paying

Gordon · 14-01-2014, 08:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gjsmithers

Thank you, thats a lot cheaper then i have been paying

No probs glad i could help

10-01-2014, 01:12 AM	#1
gjsmithers Junior Member Egg Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: kent Posts: 19	Where can i buy cypress mulch in bulk (UK) Hello Can anyone advise me on where i can get cypress mulch from in bulk? I have a large pen 10ft x 14ft for my rads and its costing a fortune keep buying small bags every time. Just wondered where other peeps get it? Thank you __________________ Grahame Smithers Indian Stars and Leopards

12-01-2014, 11:56 PM	#3
gjsmithers Junior Member Egg Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: kent Posts: 19	I'm sorry you took offense to my post it was not my intention to start a debate about saving the planet but to provide the best husbandry i can for my tortoises. When i brought them i didn't do it lightly and wanted to insure i provide for them to the best of my ability. I have read many papers from other radiata keepers that say cypress mulch is the best substrate, if this is the case then thats what i want for my tortoises. If another substrate is comparable then i will look at that. I am open to suggestions from other keepers. __________________ Grahame Smithers Indian Stars and Leopards

12-01-2014, 12:47 AM	#2
Gryffindor Junior Member Egg Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 3	I'll admit it makes me really angry when I hear of people using cypress mulch! Cypress take a LONG time to grow and our cypress trees (I live in Florida) are being destroyed just so people can use them for mulch for plants and pets! It makes no sense! I'm glad it's costing you so much money, maybe that will be a deterrent for some. There are other options available to you, save a cypress tree and choose one of them

13-01-2014, 01:24 AM	#4
Gryffindor Junior Member Egg Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 3	It's not really saving the planet - I mean to me it's so much closer to home than that. I have cypress trees in my backyard, they're really old trees. They're important to our ecosystem and are a beautiful part of our state. I just can't ever justify using cypress mulch for anything, not even tortoises. A lot of radiated keepers use orchid bark, eucalyptus mulch and coconut coir. Cypress mulch isn't the only good substrate available. A lot of people can't even find cypress, so it's definitely not a necessity.

13-01-2014, 03:56 PM	#5
Gordon Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Wiltshire Posts: 5,675	Found this if you already havent http://www.livefoodsbypost.co.uk/zoo...-24-2070-p.asp

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