ReptiChip Reptile Substrate Coconut Chip Bedding 72 Quart Compressed Organic Coco Husk Block for Snake Habitat, Ball Python Terrarium, Turtle Tanks, Tortoise Enclosure
$34.95
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Product description
Create a Lush Paradise
Having the correct bedding is vital to the lifespan of your ball python, boa, colubrid or other reptile that thrives in tropical settings. ReptiChip Reptile and Snake Substrate helps you transform your terrarium or vivarium into a hot and humid climate that your pet can flourish in. Its superior humidity retention and natural composition offer the best environment for burrowing and breeding.
We make our coconut chip substrate with superior quality coconut to offer you 100% organic, safe, reptile substrate.
Warm Basking Spot
ReptiChip Reptile Substrate is highly absorbent, leading to the elevated humidity levels that your ball python, corn snake, colubrid or boa will flourish in.
Retains heat easily No fillers or fiber Clean coco chips Highly sustainable Encapsulates odors Comfortable nesting Can be re-wetted Easy to clean
Mimic a Tropical Setting
Create a rainforest feel in your vivarium or terrarium with ReptiChip Coconut Substrate for reptiles and amphibians. Add the necessary water for your specific snake, salamander, gecko or hermit crab and it is ready to use. The compressed breeder block breaks apart to provide up to 2.5 cubic feet of premium bedding and burrowing fun.
Coco substrate offers superb humidity retention 100% natural bedding for your pet’s well-being Maintain a tropical climate for iguanas & snakes Odor absorption ensures a pleasant environment 12” x 12” x 6” breeder block makes 72 quarts For frog terrariums and ball python snake tanks Meticulously cleaned of all dirt, dust & fiber Tailor moisture level to the species you keep
Clean, Natural Substrate
ReptiChip Breeder Blocks consist of 100% genuine coconut chips. Free of any coco fiber, dust or dirt, it is a pure bedding that suits a variety of reptiles, amphibians and other tropical pets. It can be wetted as appropriate to accommodate corn snakes, colubrids, boas, geckos, monitors and iguanas. Your tarantula, hermit crab, treefrog or tortoise will also love its warm, welcoming environment.
Reduce Terrarium Odor
This natural snake tank substrate is highly odor-absorbent, encapsulating meal regurgitation and animal waste to lock-in any tell-tale smells. This helps you avoid the dreaded terrarium stench without using reptile deodorants that hamper respiration and overall well-being of your snake or lizard. Keeping the environment fresh and clean is vital to giving your pet the best quality of life.
So Easy to Use
The 12” x 12” x 6” ReptiChip Reptile Substrate Block makes 72 quarts or 2.5 cubic feet of premium bedding. Simply add an appropriate amount of water to it for your particular species. Ready to use right out of its package, ReptiChip Snake Substrate breaks apart into uniform chips with consistent cuts. This results in comfortable bedding and facilitates easy cleaning and tank maintenance.
By Reptile Keepers
Reptichip is created, owned and operated by reptile keepers. We are a Gold Member of the United States Reptile Keepers Association. We proudly sponsor many of the top reptile shows in the world. We do not re-brand agricultural products as reptile products. This commitment to quality is why ReptiChip is used by many of the biggest reptile breeders in North America and Europe.
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
Product Dimensions : 12 x 6 x 12 inches; 9.94 Pounds
Item model number : f-606
Date First Available : September 11, 2015
Manufacturer : ReptiChip LLC
ASIN : B0157O1CM8
Best Sellers Rank: #5,580 in Pet Supplies (See Top 100 in Pet Supplies) #8 in Terrarium Substrate
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🐍 CREATE A HEALTHY HABITAT for your ball python or leopard gecko with ReptiChip Coconut Substrate for reptiles. Its superb humidity retention helps form a tropical paradise in turtle and reptile terrariums.
🐍 72-QUART COMPRESSED BRICK equals 10 lbs of safe, comfortable reptile bedding for professional breeders and serious hobbyists. Just add water to expand and our pet snake substrate is ready to use.
🐍 ODOR-ABSORBING ReptiChip Coco Substrate encapsulates waste product, making your bearded dragon, python or turtle bedding a healthy environment for your pet and ensuring your own home is pleasant-smelling.
🐍 100% ORGANIC coco chips are highly sustainable and earth-friendly. ReptiChip Breeder Blocks have been meticulously cleaned to ensure a dust and dirt free hermit crab or ball python snake bedding.
🐍 VERSATILE BIOACTIVE SUBSTRATE can be used as gecko or tortoise bedding. Its multifunctionality makes it an essential addition to your ball python tank accessories and hermit crab supplies.
🐍 AN ECO-FRIENDLY CHOICE: ReptiChip products are 100% organic, safe, and sustainable. ReptiChip deeply respects the environment. Through extensive research, we have found and utilize only the best sources of the highest quality coconut husk in the world. We take great measures to ensure that all processing, packaging, and delivering is executed with the environment in mind.
Customers say
Customers find this coconut chip bedding excellent for ball pythons and other reptiles, praising its ability to hold humidity without becoming soggy and its suitability as a substrate base. Moreover, the product receives positive feedback for its quality, value for money, and effectiveness in maintaining humidity levels. However, customers disagree on the odor control, with some reporting no weird odor or dust while others find it very dusty.
12 reviews for ReptiChip Reptile Substrate Coconut Chip Bedding 72 Quart Compressed Organic Coco Husk Block for Snake Habitat, Ball Python Terrarium, Turtle Tanks, Tortoise Enclosure
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Walter Matthews –
Perfect for Ball Pythons!
Great product! I use it for my ball pythons and itâs done very well holding in humidity and is asthetically pleasing. Add water, mix it up, and use!!
BadddDoggg –
The Amazing Reptichip!
I have an ARS rack with 20 pretty large tubs, it’s an ARS-70 series and ARS-80 series stacked on top of each other. I used a block of Reptichip and a block of Growit, the Growit seemed like it was the left over trash that was sorted out of the Reptichip bedding! There’s no comparison at all. Needless to say I won’t be getting any more Growit even though it was less expensive. I just ordered two more blocks of Reptichip. So far all my snakes just love it. I tried aspen and it was a mess, the snakes were getting it in their mouth when feeding, and it didn’t hold the moisture and would mold very fast. Plus it didn’t remove odors hardly at all. This Reptichip stuff is amazing, one block will hold about five gallons of water and expand to probably 3x – 4x the size of the original block. I’ve heard reviews that people only spot clean once a week and change it out once every three months! I’ve tried aspen, newspaper, paper towels, etc.. This stuff is by far the best I’ve used so far, you can’t smell the snake poop, holds moisture like you wouldn’t believe, and seems like it will last a long time. It may be more expensive up front but seems like it would save you in the long run. I used to spot clean every day with newspaper and paper towels. With this stuff I spot clean once every three days, seems like once a week would be sufficient. Makes keeping snakes so much easier. Now instead of cleaning snake tubs every day I can pull them out and play with them!
Adriance Rhoades –
The BEST reptile substrate
I have been using eco earth for awhile for my ball pythons and blue tongue skink. However, a few months back I attempted to use the zoo med forest floor bedding mixed with eco earth and all of my reptiles contracted mites from it that wouldnât go away for months.This is the first substrate my reptiles have been put on since having a mite infestation and I cannot day enough good things about it. Since I have reptiles that need a higher humidity, this substrate was perfect! It held a very high humidity for about a WEEK after I put it into their enclosures! I now have to spray it about once a day in order to keep the humidity high enough, but that is still much less than I would have to do if my reptiles were still on eco earth. My reptiles absolutely love this bedding as do I. It provides a nice smell, great texture, and is not dusty. The substrate was very easy to expand as well and makes a LOT of product for a great price. I would spend much more on eco earth trying to fill all of my enclosures when this one block filled both of my 20 gallons, and my over five foot vision cage. I HIGHLY recommend this product to reptile keepers, especially if you struggle with keeping humidity up. This was my first time purchasing this and I will be buying this from now on!
Brandi Burnett –
Awesome Product!
Great product. We love this stuff for our snakes and they love it too!
Space –
Hasn’t ever let me down
Works great for my ball pythons. Holds enough moisture without molding, and rough enough for them to easily get their sheds off in one piece. If you’re getting it for the first time it might not look like a whole lot but once you start breaking the block apart it expands a LOT. Some bags I’ve noticed can be pretty dusty so maybe take it apart somewhere with decent airflow or wear a mask to protect your lungs. Or be like me and deal with 5-10 minutes of non-stop sneezing and wheezing… (Don’t be like me.)This stuff lasts me a good while, it’s easy to clean, easy to store (I have a tote I bought from Walmart that holds it all just fine) it’s chunks so it doesn’t really stick to itself so if your snake likes to burrow this might not be up to their liking. I’ve personally never had an issue with any of my snakes eating it or getting hurt by it, no blockages or anything of the sort.
Andy Carter –
and the whole block was wasted. I would make sure to read the directions …
This is a no nonsense product. Compressed coconut fiber to reduced wasteful forms of packaging, a single, semi-gloss sheet of paper to advertise it and some heavy duty plastic wrap to top it off. Sustainable? Yeah to an extent it is. I can’t speak for this individual manufacturer but as an Agricultural Scientist by trade, I will say there are ways to make it sustainable.If we’re to be honest, coconut husk is mold resistant but not mold PROOF (There is a difference, visit USDA.gov to learn more) Last block I bought I could not dry quickly enough, and the whole block was wasted.I would make sure to read the directions carefully. “Lightly spray” not, “Completely drench”.Just enough to break stuff up. It requires a little elbow grease but someone who owns reptiles or any other animal that can live on this substrate should not be unfamiliar with a little work when cleaning cages properly.Is it clean? Yeah, it’s not bad. When you break it up it will create dust. LOTS.LET’S BE HONEST, any naturalish substrate you buy will have dust. Nature of the material, unless you use sheets of heavy paper or paper towels.IS IT SAFE? Sure it is. Granted, some animals are more susceptible to subcutaneous inflammation (redness on surface of the skin) than others, so keep a careful watch. I have noticed my Reticulated Pythons exhibiting some inflammation after spraying their cages down in the morning and evening. With adjustments to water amount and heat, this can easily be resolved.As someone who has performed research with reptiles on a collegiate level I like this substrate. It does well but 8 times out of 10 you’ll find any other brand of coconut husk to work just as well. But the compression, sustainability and eye for reducing costs of packaging just shows good business practice.Mainly why I buy it…..Also relatively inexpensive.
Xander . –
I made the switch; it was worth it
I’ve had two ball pythons for a little over a year now, and switched from repti-soil and similar products to this. HUGE difference. It does exactly what it’s supposed to do: retains heat, holds moisture, cleans easily, and one brick was enough for a 4x2x2 enclosure. I won’t be going back to any other substrate.
Amazo –
Great substrate that retains humidity very well.
Jaime –
La estoy usando para el terrario de una piton bola y me ha funcionado muy bien
TheNamelessReviewer –
A little expensive (though understandable given the quality) and rather slow delivery (though as it comes from the US rather than the UK, also understandable!) But all in all this stuff is great.I was able to make the batch up a couple days ago and after storing in a reasonably sized storage container, this stuff is said to last indefinitely and not mold as long as you mix it about every few days.It feels and smells extremely clean and isn’t dusty, doesn’t give splinters and is relatively simple to make though I’d advise having a 50L storage box on hand and making it all at the same time.No instructions on how much water to add but I’ve found if you tear open the bag and add the water straight into it that seems to work! Absorbs water AMAZINGLY and easy to control the amount of water you add too. I was worried that it would up the humidity in my corn snake vivarium to 100% (as I’ve used a different brand before that did so) but it was very easy to make it expand but also not be sopping wet.Also brilliant for ball python vivariums too (the reason I bought it in the first place) as you can add as much water as you need and it’ll keep on absorbing.A lot of waffle in the end from me but if there’s one take away, it’s that this stuff is the good stuff and if the delivery wasn’t so slow I’d probably make it my normal brand!
Dana Dahlberg –
Supernöjd!
Curtis –
Breaks apart easily, even without using much water. Looks good in the tank, my corn snake seems to enjoy it. The breeder block was more than enough to fill my 72×18 tank a few inches deep.