We have listed out the best substrates for your regular usage after careful survey and comparative studies.
Our final collection has reliable products and we also worked hard to maintain variety within our picks for personal choice.
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The zoo med eco earth coconut fiber substrate should be able to handle its purpose and duties with ease. These HydroBalls are great if you're just doing a single small vivarium project. It provides privacy and shelter for your animal. It takes one and a half bags to fill up a 6inch net pot for a dwc system.
The HydroBalls mix well with some of the usual orchid potting medium. These babies wick water up beautifully and keep the seedlings moist while giving the seedlings enough space to grow out of the cracks. It is perfect for helping keep humidity in your reptile's tank. It is extremely dusty and if you don't it will raise your pH a lot.
Why We Like This:
Easily dropping trough holes in pot
Good for reptiles and home grown mushrooms
Nice even small balls that fit well in small or large systems
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If you are looking to buy a suitable substrate for your daily purpose, this product is the right option. Zoo Med naturalistic flora is a life-like foliage to enhance your terrarium or paludarium. It makes your reptiles feel like they are at home" in their natural habitat. It takes three bags of Excavator Clay to achieve this look. It looks really cool and you can sculpt nice terrain.
This stuff is great for Leopard Geckos because you can mix it with water to make it semi-solid so they won’t inadvertently eat it and get impacted. It is easy to use, and gets the job done. It is perfect for building toilets. The point of this stuff is to sculpt tunnels and layers with clever tricks like long balloons that you can pop once it dries.
Why We Like This:
One of the best substrates to use for desert animals
Holds its shape so burrows and tunnels won't collapse
All natural, no dyes or chemicals
Encourages natural drinking response and is water resistant
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We know from years of feedback from readers, customers and amazon sellers, what most people want in a convenient and appropriate substrate. The product is exactly that - it's a simple product that hits all the right notes. Burrowing is a natural behavior for uros and beardies and this clay is the perfect way to invite and encourage it when it is thoroughly dry. It allows reptiles to dig tunnels and burrows just like they do in nature. It makes your reptiles feel like they are at home in their natural habitat.
The Excavator’s Clay is easy to use and mold when the proper amount of water is applied. A little bit of peat moss on the top makes it look like a desert. It is perfectly replicates their natural environment. You can mold and create multi-level terraces and burrows in your reptiles terrarium. It is easy to use and mold when the proper amount of water is applied.
Customers say that getting a clay substrate, along with substrate is useful.
Why We Like This:
All natural.no added dyes colors or chemicals
Watch your reptiles perform natural digging behaviors