Galápagos (05024) Jurassic Fir Bark Bedding, 8-Quart, Natural

The pieces of fir bark are well sized and shaped providing an appealing floor texture. The company does a good job filtering out pieces of sapwood/heartwood from the pieces of bark.

I bought a few bags for use as substrate for my Russian Tortoise. First, the bag is smaller than what youd expect for 8 quarts. Second, we put the bark in the torts enclosure and we started to notice tiny white bugs crawling and hopping through the bark. A quick Google search says that its mite. Tons of them. Due to the pandemic and the pain in the @$$ of having to do a return, etc, and the fact that wed disposed of his older substrate- another Google search told us that our option was to put it in the oven for 30-40 mins at 230 degrees or lower. So.. were baking tree bark as I write this. Fun.

I used these for mixing up in planting soil for aroids and house plants. Very happy with the quality and price! I plan to build a large vivarium someday, will use this bark brand in it for sure!!

My snake loves it

Its a little more than overpriced for use as drainage I wish there was a cheaper option

Good product, its very absorbant for retaining moisture

The only mulch I use for my roses

Very good product and great price.

I was looking for smaller chunks, very disappointed to receive and realize how big they were. Was using in a soil mix for plants. Maybe a picture with ruler or other object for comparison would have helped to figure out scale. Chunks are generally in the one inch or more ballpark for those interested. I was able to pick out some smaller pieces but it was a pain and the rest is useless to me unless I take a mallet to it.

Perfect for the gecko’s cage I think it adds moisture and placed to rub making shedding easier.