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

Not as described had to return

Killed three of my plants! Please don’t use on house plants!!!!

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.

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.

came in extremely moldy. The bag has a reclosable strip and notches above for easy opening of the bag, however the bag was already opened and has cut marks at the top. Very disappointing, as I was going to use it in my tortoise enclosure and Im sure all that mold is not good for either my tortoise or my own lungs.

amazing product

The picture shows the larger chunks of bark and what arrived is a finer shred of fir tree. Not what we like for the tortoises.

I used this substrate for my ball pythons enclosures. I didnt much care for how large the chips are or how little you get in a bag for the money honestly. I did like the bags that the substrate is packaged in.

Lasts a lot longer than some other brands