Josh's Frogs BioBedding Tropical Bioactive Substrate (4 quarts) is the perfect substrate for your tropical bioactive enclosure. Biobedding Tropical is a unique blend of organic and inorganic ingredients, trace elements, and beneficial fungi that serves to jump start the bioactive environment. Biobedding Tropical helps maintain humidity while providing a substrate your pets can dig and lay eggs in, all while helping to maintain healthy populations of microfauna. Tank stays cleaner due to bioactive cycle Less substrate changes, which is less stressful on your pet Closer to replicating your pet’s natural habitat More attractive than traditional substrates How to Prep: Place a 2.5-3 inch layer of BioBedding Tropical in your enclosure. Add dechlorinated or R/O water until BioBedding sticks together when squeezed, but no water runs out. Recommended Animals: We do not recommend using Bio-Bedding with Dart Frogs or anything that requires high humidity and low ventilation. Crested Geckos Mourning Geckos Indopacific Tree Geckos Bauer’s Chameleon Geckos Day Geckos Gargoyle Geckos Leachie Geckos Tree Frogs Bumblebee Toads Yellow Spotted Climbing Toads Mantellas Malaysian Horned Frogs Water Dragons Anoles and other tropical lizards Tegus Tropical snakes Plus many other reptiles, amphibians, and invertebrates Recommended Plants: Terrestrial plants can be planted directly into BioBedding. BioBedding Tropical is a great substrate for most tropical plants, but make sure to match your plants’ needs to your pets’ environment!  Tropical Plant Kits for Animals Suitable for Misted Setups: Yes. BioBedding Tropical does not require a drainage layer if used with light or hand misting. For automatic misting setups, use in conjunction with a 2" layer of Josh's Frogs False Bottom and a Substrate Barrier. Use our Substrate Calculator now (but replace ABG Mix with BioBedding).  Care: BioBedding Tropical is a naturalistic vivarium substrate and is meant to house a bioactive clean up crew! Stir the surface of BioBedding Tropical every 1-2 weeks with a fork, or if waste is visible. Burying waste allows microfauna to process it quicker. Change the substrate when it begins to break down - typically after several years. Please note that Biobedding Tropical is designed to grow fungi - this is not a sign of a dirty tank, but of a healthy, clean bioactive environment. Not sure if this is the right substrate for your pet? Josh's Frogs also offers Coco Select, Dig It, ABG Mix, Coco Cradle, incubation media, feeder insect beddings, various shredded barks like Aspen, Cypress, Pine, and more! Read more