Where do you get your substrates?

[Manitoban Herps]

I am just curious on this one, I get my peat moss and bark mulch from garden centers and my papertowel from Wal-Mart.

I hate seeing people spend all of that money on reptile substrates.

[Bartman]

I get my stuff from where I work, or canadian tire/homedepot

I get my paper towl from No Frills :D

[capsicum]

Well, I use repti carpet and astro turf...plus newspaper and paper towel. I get my paper towel from industrial supplies, though when I was using aspen shavings, I made a deal with a local mill to buy shavings from them (actually, I bought the wooded shapes they made for bird toy manufacturers, and they gave me the shavings for free :D ).

TK

[Brad C]

hum.. i get my stacks of newspaper from those free paper boxes on the side of the road that say just take one :)

[Kyle Barker]

i get my newspapers from teh local papers. dirt adn whatnot from outside and garden centers.

[Linds]

Newspaper comes from my sisters work (they never sell all the papers by the end of the day, they just chop off the headings for claiming purposes and I get the leftovers :)). Before that, it used to come from my neighbours. I get my natural substrates from garden centres and towels/sheets and whatnot from Wal-Mart.

[CDN-Cresties]

I get mine in the mail...newspapers.

[HeatherRose]

Paper towels from the grocery store, and newspapers from what's left after my parents get to it.

Right now my favourite substrate ever is Eco-Earth, and I just got it at the show. (10$)

[marisa]

I get Eco Earth at shows or visits to pet stores. My local one sells it pretty cheap....I also get my wood like Aspen and Pine from my local pet store.

Moss and the like I get at garden centers.

Paper towel I get from whoever is having a sale. I usually try and buy 10-40 rolls at a time depending on the sale/price.

Marisa

[nita]

I just buy my paper towel at Superstore. That is what i use for everyone now.

[joey]

paper towels and newspapers.....dollar store and newspapers from friends. pretty cheap way to go.

[clint545]

Substrate from pet stores. Paper Towels from Costco - big rolls with big sheets- Kirkland brand, I think you can get them in some grocery stores.

[drewlowe]

Papertowels are an obvious thing. LOL

My wheat bran and bed a beast (eco earth) i get at a local feed store for dirt cheap.

Dirt and rocks i get at a local masonry/garden shop for a really good price.

Jamie

[damzookeeper]

papertowel I get from Giant tiger in 12 roll packs for $5.00.

newspaper I get free from neighbours and a nearby store that tosses them at the end of the day.

Aspen (small shredded one) I buy at walmart, or if I can find the really large bags (they usually come in the larger chips) when I get out to Ottawa or other larger cities for a good price, I grab a bag.

eco earth, I get from a friend that has a hagen account and can get me a good price. But I don't use that much other than for my berber and my turtles.

Sand, I get washed play sand from crappy tire or home depot.

rocks I get from garden center, or sometimes my aunt brings me some slates when she comes to visit. She has some beautiful gardens!

[Tim and Julie B]

Paper towels, Walmart
Orchid bark, Home depot or Artnaps(sp?)
Moss, Home Depot
Play sand, building supply chain
Rocks, bark and such, Mother Nature
Tiles, Rona(Revy)
News paper, Paper girl
Organic soil, Artnaps(sp?)

Julie

[dave68]

For those who like Eco Earth or Bed a Beast or other coco brick products, try finding an indoor garden shop aka Grow store, most sell for a lot cheaper than pet stores can. Usually pay around $3 bucks or less a brick when buying in quantity. Just my money saving tip for the day.