Our own blend of coconut husk chips, coconut mulch, organic soil, sphagnum moss, washed sand, and horticultural grade charcoal. This mix is an ideal substrate for terrarium and vivarium gardening, as well as a potting mix for tropical foliage plants, orchids and bromeliads. Price is for a gallon bag.
Hydroton (also known as LECA), is a pelletized expanded clay aggregate that is commonly used in hydroponic gardening. We use it in all of our Jungleboxes as a drainage layer underneath soil and other substrates. Hydroton is an excellent drainage layer because it is much lighter than aquarium gravel, has a neutral PH, promotes beneficial bacterial growth, and can be sterilized and reused over and over. Rinse well before use. Price is for 4 dry quarts. (One bag is roughly enough for a 1" layer in a standard 10 gallon aquarium or 2 vertical 10 gallon tanks.
These are wild collected oak leaves that have been thoroughly boiled and baked to eliminate potential pests and parasites. These are excellent to use in dart frog tanks to provide a natural look and hiding spots for the inhabitants. It is surprising how much more often skittish frogs are visible when they have the security of a layer of leaf litter in their enclosures. These can also be boiled with distilled or Reverse Osmosis water to create a weak "tea" that can be very helpful to developing tadpoles. Sold in 1 gallon bags (roughly enough to create an adequate layer in 2-3 standard 10 gallon enclosures).
Due to it's anti-fungal properties, and excellent water-holding capability, sphagnum moss has a myriad of uses in the vivarium. It makes a great substrate for terrariums and temporary containers. It can also be used when mounting bromeliads, orchids, and other epiphytes. Pre-expanded and dried, this moss is ready to use out of the bag, just wet it down and apply.
This medium-sized brick expands instantly 12 times it's volume when hydrated. Will produce enough sphagnum to lay a 1-2" layer in 3-4 ten gallon enclosures. This moss can also come back to life in the correct conditions.
Manzanita is a low-growing tree/shub common to the US Southwest. Manzanita wood is very dense, and consequently holds up for long periods of time in damp or humid environments like vivariums. Most of the pieces that we stock are twisted with lots of character.
These natural coconut halves serve as ideal breeding sites for most medium to large sized dart frogs.
An extremely versatile terrarium substrate, coco husk chips can be used alone as a soil substitute, or amended with other components such as sphagnum moss to create an ideal growing mix. These chips are also appropriate to be used as springtail culturing media. Price is for a one gallon bag.
This kit contains everything needed to set up your own tropical 10 gallon vivarium. A $60 value if purchased separately! Each starter kit includes; 1 bag of Hydroton, 1 bag Long-Fiber Sphagnum moss, 1 bag JungleBox vivarium soil, 1 Substrate divider screen, 4 Assorted tropical plants, 1 Bromeliad, 2 pieces of Cork bark, Manzanita, or Cypress accent wood (selection based on availability), 1 portion of live sheet or pillow moss, 1 bag leaf litter, 1 Coconut hut, 4 egg trays (not pictured). NOTE: 10 gallon aquarium and lid not included
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