luvsdogs Posted May 29, 2013 Share Posted May 29, 2013 I don't know if it's used here in Australia, I'm not much of a gardener, but it's better to be safe than sorry. http://midwestdogblog.tumblr.com/post/50960136050/please-tell-every-dog-or-cat-owner-you-know-even Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelpiecuddles Posted May 29, 2013 Share Posted May 29, 2013 It's not used much here at all thankfully unless you have 'connections', I can get it through a family friend who has links to a chocolate factory but that's about it. It does smell divine though and I did think it would be pretty nice in a pot of strawberries or mint LOL. hadn't thought of the toxicity side of things so thanks for pointing this out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheena Posted May 29, 2013 Share Posted May 29, 2013 Not sure if I have ever seen that in Australia but thanks for the heads up. In Australia we use a lot of fibre from the coconut for mulch & potting mix which is what I thought it was when I first saw your post. But this stuff appears to be made from the coco bean which is what chocolate is made from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luvsdogs Posted May 29, 2013 Author Share Posted May 29, 2013 I thought it was coconut fibre at first too until I read Theobromine. Then the alarm bells rang. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelpiecuddles Posted May 29, 2013 Share Posted May 29, 2013 Actually I might mention it to my aunt whose other half does the chocolate factory displays and was going to get some from the factory kitchen, I don't know if she ever got any but it was spoken about and she's a dog owner and foster carer so the info might be of interest to her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelpiecuddles Posted May 29, 2013 Share Posted May 29, 2013 Well she got back to me and seems it's unlikely to be an issue in Australia thankfully as the cocoa is processed into raw chocolate overseas and then sent over here. Very little shell waste at Pannys as he doesn't manufacture the raw chocolate, very few in Australia do. Although smaller 'eco' choc makers might sell bags of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danois Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 Might want to google this one on Snopes - it has been doing the rounds for years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirislin Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 (edited) Might want to google this one on Snopes - it has been doing the rounds for years. Yep, true. Well they say partly true. I could imagine my dogs would eat it, I wouldn't risk it with them. http://www.snopes.com/critters/crusader/cocoamulch.asp Edited May 31, 2013 by Kirislin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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