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Originally Posted by Sharlynn93
was worried about mixing sani-chips with the eco-earth in high humidty...figured they would mold...was searching the net for info on the cypress "blend" that lowes offers, mixed info on that...have talked to a few breeders that use it (and have for decades) with no problems, but I hear people have found pine bark in it, but if its not the bark that is harmful and only the actual wood, maybe its ok...not sure I wanna risk it, though...especially with Iris's medical history...also, I have heard many say kiln dried pine is ok (i still wouldn't use it) but all the bags of pine bedding I see all say kiln dried, so wouldn't that be safe for some species (like I said, not going to use it, just wondering)...
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I've been using cypress blend mulch for Substrate in all my enclosures for years with no issues. Small miniscule amounts of pine don't worry me much. The toxic effects come from the oils in the wood. So insignificant levels of oils in the bark, very little pine bark in the bag of mulch, to me must mean little risk. I personally wouldn't risk an all pine bedding, simply because that's putting way to much faith in a process that if done wrong, will have lethal effects on your Reptile. Just my 2 cents.
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