Zilla Reptile Terrarium Substrate Bedding, Coconut Husk, 1.43 lb

This is my first time buying coco coir and using it. I was using this coco coir for seed starting and one brick took me at least 2 litres of boiling water to expand properly. I would recommend trying to get a smaller chunk of the brick if you don’t want to use a lot like others have said. No weird smells and a decent price for the amount you get. I’d buy it again.

I was impressed with this easy to use substrate. I liked it’s clean scent and affordable price. My geckos seemed to like this substrate just as much as any other brand. A very nice product at a very nice
price, from a very nice seller.

So I typically use this as a mix between reptichips and coconut husk/coir to make my own blend of substrate. For 1: it smells so good. A clean, earthy scent. 2: it really helps immensely with humidity levels without getting overly saturated and forming mold. 3: it’s easy to break down as you soak it to decompress the fibers. There’s nothing bad I can say about this substrate. My snakes love it and it makes clean up a breeze.

There are a few uses for it. Most will use it to cover a lizard cage. I like it for my soil. It breaks up the soil and keeps the moisture. This product also takes care of a couple of environmental concerns. Peet bogs are being stripped and are releasing co2. The coconut husks are a by product of the coconut industry. This helps with both problems. I just wish it were a little less expensive. But it is a very good product. I know I will buy it again.

This was my first time buying substrate so when I saw the price I kinda assumed it wouldn’t be that much, I was very wrong about that. You definitely can fill a pretty big tank with this. I had enough to put in both my small tank and my big tank. The bigger tank is prolly at least 40 gallons. I mean I’ve never bought substrate before but I’d say this is a pretty good price for as much as you get.

I cut pieces of with my power saw for plant, cactus & flower pots, worm bedding, lizard bedding, TONS of uses.
A small piece expands in water quickly and retains moisture well.
Only one star off because it’s much cheaper in volume but most of us aren’t using it for high volume hydroponics/ gardening so it kind of bugs me that it’s getting so expensive and less finely chopped.
Otherwise, it’s a good product.

this dirt is awesome especially for the price. the brick is pretty big so you get a lot even without soaking it. it also doesn’t stink at all, which I saw some reviews saying. I didn’t have nor want to make my coconut fiber wet since it’s just for my pet praying mantis. it was pretty hard to break up but that’s only because it was dry