8 Pack Compressed Coconut Fiber Substrate - 100% Organic Coconut Fiber Brick Bedding for Reptiles, Natural Coco Husk Substrate Terrarium Bedding for Snake, Hermit Crabs, Frogs, Tortoise, Gecko

This product is less like gravel, thus one star, and more like coconut bark... which it is. Works great as substrate, and buying the 8-pack saves a bunch of cash over purchasing individual bricks.

Excellent bedding for hermit crabs. just add de-chlorinated (distilled) water and it spreads out nicely.

clean and easy to hydrate. We used it in our BP tank and she loves this more fine coconut husk over the chunks and has been exploring more.

As a reptile owner I have used this kind of product a lot. This brand is good, it does its job and seems good quality. In the picture, I have used it in my tortoise enclosure. The gravel and other bits are from my yard. The product is clean and only coconut fiber. I expand it overnight and in the morning is ready to use.

For anyone wondering, this is the really fine bark substrate that looks much like coffee grounds once hydrated. I really the bark substrates over either soil or gravel. Coconut bark has imo a pleasant, earthy aroma that tends to mask other, less pleasant enclosure smells. It retains moisture and temperature well and seems to be resistant to the growth of fungus. Finally, it has a pleasing, natural appearance. Right now I'm mixing two of these bricks with one brick of the coarse bark and I get PLENTY of substrate for four enclosures, each enclosure about 3.9 square feet in area and with a substrate depth of about 2.5". I've been changing the substrate every six months, but realistically it could probably last twice as long because none of my enclosures have ever really NEEDED to be changed after half a year.

The leopard geckos love it.

The coconut fiber works well to retain moisture in my potted plant, so I don't have to water as ofter

No bang for the buck. 4 tiny bricks for 10 times the price. Totally scammed.

This substrate left splinters that were microscopic in my snake's mouth on either side of my ball python's jaws inside between the lip and the gum line ridiculous, and got one stuck in his throat, had to remove! Product is unsafe for ball pythons as far as I'm concerned yeah it's a great smell. It keeps the smell down. It's awesome for humidity that holds moisture well but the product is just not meant for snakes.

extremely poor quality DO NOT BUY THIS probably would kill my bearded dragon it's not even pure coco, filled with literal dirt and who knows what else. barely expands turns to mush. stick with zoomed and other reputable brands