Cypres mulch

[jaybox_reptiles]

hi all i was just wondering if it is ok to use cypris mulch as a bedding for my leos ? Thank You

Jay
Box

[Neo]

i dunno if mulch is a good idea for leos cause crix and worms can get into it unless it's like really compacted. also there may be sharp ends that could harm your leo.. i dont really know the properties of cypris mulch though so..

[jaybox_reptiles]

it is compactes and really flexibile and flat edged

[Neo]

alright then, also some 'natural' substrates have chemicals in them that enhance plant fertilization and stuff but could pass on and possible harm a reptile.. check what's in the mulch

[Emily-Fisher]

I wouldn't use cypress mulch if I were you. There's a risk with any loose substrate that your gecko can swallow and get impacted.

[murph]

I use artificial turf for my leopard gecko substrate, a guy at a petstore told me that sand is the best thing, you should use sand, I was using sand at the time, but I hate it...it's dusty, messy and a bitch to clean around it....artificial turf is easy, clean, and holds just as much humidity as sand, which is none really, but I mist once or twice a day and I have a humid hidebox for them (which is a small rubbermaid with moist reptibark in it). I also take out my geckos out of their tanks for feeding times.

-murph

[DragnDrop]

You might want to read this web page: Substrates for Reptiles by Melissa Kaplan (http://www.anapsid.org/substrates2.html)

Also check out her Related Articles (links at the bottom of that page).

[jaybox_reptiles]

well i have started using it and it seemed to be working and it is just straigt mulch already red on the bag and called the company lol