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it's made from coconut fiber and I'm wondering if it's any good. I've used a lot of substrates in my days and I'm still looking for the perfect one I guess you'd say. Just like to hear everyones opinions. (I know it's a tired subject)

I just picked some of this up last week to use in my calabar ground python's enclosure. They burrow so I thought this might be a better option than soil or aspen substrates. It holds moisture pretty well, but dries to a fine powder almost. If left to dry it could possibily cause respiratory problems. Sorry, to soon to know too much more .

Quig

I'm using Eco Earth in my California Kingsnake's cage. Some folks on the kingsnake forum recommended Eco Earth as a great substrate for animals that like to burrow. My kingsnake has made several tunnels in the stuff. For some reason, he loves hiding under a dog's water dish that I insisted the pet store put in his cage even before I was ready to buy him. I bought the dish with the snake, and he still hides under it. However, he'll sometimes burrow into his substrate and disappear for a week. During shedding, he'll go into the substrate and have perfect humidity. I haven't yet decided whether to put Eco Earth in my ball python cage. I don't think she'd be much of a burrower, but she might like the humidity. If I didn't like the Repti-bark and if she didn't seem to like Repti-bark, I'd probably be willing to use Eco Earth for her.

When I first pull my kingsnake from the cage to handle or weigh him, he seems a little dirty, but it's not bad. Eco Earth looks like dirt, but the properties aren't exactly the same.

Bill

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