An ideal substrate for tropical and forest habitats! Thick and lightweight, it encourages natural burrowing behaviors and promotes the heat and moisture transfer essential to the health of cold-blooded animals. This material can also be used as a surface or subsurface supplement, or mixed with other substrates such as ABG Terrarium Mix. An excellent substitute for cypress, an endangered species in parts of the southern United States, it is also fully biodegradable in garden compost at the end of its useful life. Natural, absorbent, and biodegradable, this substrate is ideal for many animals, such as turtles, lizards, snakes, and other reptiles and amphibians.