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I am in Southern California and have just finished building the enclosure for our Red Tegu and can't seem to find a source for cypress mulch. I'll buy it in bulk if I can find it. Where do you get yours??? Thanks.

MAP

Well I am not sure how bad you want it but "The Bean Farm" has it. They are a herp supply dealer here in Washington and sell it in bags and cases of bags I believe. I know I had a heck of a time finding it as it is not readily available on the west coast. Also, have you tried LLL reptile? They may have it too and they are in CA I believe. Good luck!
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KofSeattle
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Thanks. I use LLL Reptile for most of my supplies (and some of my animals) they are a cut above. However, they only cary Aspen chips and shavings. I was looking for something larger so my Tegu could burrow and it would hold its shape and moisture. I have seen Cypress mulch recommended and thought I would give it a try. I'll check out the Bean Farm. Thanks for your help.

Home Depot

at the risk of sounding like a "tree hugging hippy," i will mention this again...

most cypress mulch comes from south florida where they clear cut entire forests and grind it into toothpicks. the trees are very slow growing, and we have already lost nearly all of the very old (read 3500 years!!) trees to logging. the trees that they cut today are usually around 50 years old. there are a few other uses for the wood but the vast majority is for mulch. there are better alternatives.

use dirt. its cheap and reliable and safe and healthy and easy to clean and readily available and so on. i live in florida and it vexes me to see any forests leveled for any reason, especially slow growing trees ground into mulch. farmed, sustainable pine is necessary for building and such and is safe for the environment, but removing cypress trees is atrocious. they dont even replant new ones! sorry if i got off on a rant, but it's something that's very important to me.