Thought this would be the easiest way to get an answer with a pic ive read on here that some people use coir mulch from bunnings. Now they have quite a few types this doesn't seem to have fertilizers added os it the right one. Thanks in advance.
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wokka
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Maybe APS ought to approach Bunnings for sponsorship or an APS sausage sizzle. It seems members keep the place going.
nintendont
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Bunnings sells Brunnings? nice
RedFox
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I haven't used the coir mulch from bunnings. If it says there is no fertilizers it should be fine. I normally use the 9L coir peat blocks with the blue label. The difference being mulch is coarser and peat of finer.
I currently have coir mulch in my tanks that I bought from a local garden place, which I am quite liking.
I currently have coir mulch in my tanks that I bought from a local garden place, which I am quite liking.
Its against my better judgement, use to love the place till i worked there, now its only out of necessity.
Thanks RedFox, i recall reading about the blue label stuff but ive tried half a dozen different places and cant find it. Im gonna pour boiling hot water over this one and hope that kills of any nasties. Plus i dont feed any of my snakes in their enclosures so ingestion shouldnt be an issue. Thanks again for the help.
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Soon there wont be anywhere left to work so you'll take it or leave it. Thats what comes of shoppers being dollar driven.
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Its the old adage of if you want to hate something you enjoy, turn it into a job. Use to spend hours each weekend at bunnings than I worked there as the Ops Manager for a while, REALLY did not enjoy it. Unfortunately to avoid a Bunnings I have to drive 40 mins out of my way and past 4 Bunnings to get to an alternative hardware store, sometimes my resolve just isnt that strong. Ps. Im also getting a bit miffed with paying upwards of $50 to $70 a bag for Aspen at my local petshop and whilst i can afford to buy quality enclosures, thermostats heat source, food etc. Sometimes the price of things just rubs me the wrong way
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As long as you buy a product grown on the other side of the world to use for substrate you are paying a significant transport component, of which resellers feel they have to double the value of, at the point of sale. I would estimate that the Aspen you pay $50-70 for started out with a couple of dollars worth of Aspen whcih has multiplied by say 4 to $10 after passing through importers, distributors and resellers. Likewise the transport component multiplies from the actual say $15 to the retail $60. Hopefully the cost of transport will force people to look locally instead of destroying the planet bringing unnecessary stuff from the other side of the world!
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saintanger
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i use that coir mulch from bunnings with my blueys, eastern beardies and water dragons and its great.
Cheers saintanger. I asked the question as to save a couple of bucks its not worth putting my reps health at risk. Your feedback, again, is most appreciated.
I hear you wokka. I started using aspen as I am trying to supply my reps with what is best for them. I am also acutely aware where it comes from, namely the source hence why I am always researching alternate options. I am always open to a locally sourced product from an environmentally responsible manufacturer if one exists, based on the stipulation that it does the job I need it to and most importantly is safe for my reps. Ps. I have used newspaper and recycled paper however my snakes don't seem to get the same tactile enjoyment from it as they do Aspen, Kritter crumble etc and as I only have three snakes I am willing to spend some money on substrate to make them happy
Please let me know if you recommend another product. Cheers.I use that brand in most of my tanks and outdoor setups. Even if its only a small section in the corner of the enclosure, everything from my bluetongues down to water skinks enjoy being able to burrow into it. They also have another choice there - the coir 'dirt' that is basically the same thing but finer. Both are fantastic.
Bart70
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Be aware that there is one particular Brunnings product that is labelled identically but varies between the small block and the large pack. I cannot recall which one it is, and it may have just been a changeover between product, but one size had 'Fertilizer Added' but the identical labelled/named product in the other size did not.
If you grabbed the other size (like I did) thinking it was the same thing without reading the label (which thankfully I did) you would come home with a product with added fertilizer. Other have since claimed that the labelling has been fixed so may be it was just a product changeover and is now fixed....but something to watch for.
If you grabbed the other size (like I did) thinking it was the same thing without reading the label (which thankfully I did) you would come home with a product with added fertilizer. Other have since claimed that the labelling has been fixed so may be it was just a product changeover and is now fixed....but something to watch for.
Where on the product did it say fertilzer added? I saw other products with fertilzer added on the front of the package this one doesn't appear to have it. Keen to hear back.
Bart70
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It was definitely on the front...in smallish print but easy enough to see and definitely there. If you check the packaging you will be fine - Was just a heads up for people who may think that the same labelled, named, and branded product is the same between the sizes.
There was some thought that Brunnings may have started to add ferts to this particular product and our Bunnings may have just had older stock of one size that had not had it added yet as others had seen both sizes with ferts added on the package....but this has not been confirmed.
Just re checked the packaging definately not on the front, however..... on the back in small print is the following " May also contain mineral and fertilizer additives" this is in their spiel about: may contain, insert list as long as your arm here. I'm lost
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