As the top layer of the BioDude terrarium kits, these packages of leaf litter, moss, and palm bark are necessary for proper microfauna, fungal and positive bacteria development and to make your animals feel right at home in your bioactive terrarium.
Leaf litter is essential in a naturalistic and/or bioactive terrarium. These leaves provide necessary surface area for beneficial bacterial and fungal process to take hold as well as provide a food source for your clean up crew. Many small animals such as dart frogs, snakes and micro geckos will use it blend in or for security. In your terrarium, it is recommended to have leaves thoroughly mixed with your substrate. As your leaf litter degrades you will need to add in more leaves as your tank progresses.
While our leaf litter and biodegradeables are clean and safe we still highly recommend to take the following steps prior to introducing into your terrarium. How to prepare your leaf litter:
1) Preheat the oven to 140 Degrees F and bake for about 20 minutes.
-OR-
2) Boil entire contents of bag for 10 minutes.
Biodegradable Moss, Bark, and Leaf Litter for Reptiles
The Bio Dude AAA Grade Sphagnum Moss -Chilean- 6 quarts
$11.95
A 6 quart stuffed bag of the Bio Dude's AAA Chilean Sphagnum Moss. Great for all Bio Dude bioactive terrarium builds, grow-outs, plant propagation, epiphyte mounting and much more. The Dude's Spag Moss is also great to use as a fuel source for your substrate, as it slowly breaks down and turns into essential nutrition for your Bio Dude substrat...
Natural Bamboo Stalks - 10 PCS - Assorted Sizes/Width
$9.95
Ethically sourced, collected and ready to use Bamboo Stalks for your bioactive terrarium habitat. These natural stalks are great for clean up crew such as isopods, springtails, earwings, earthworms and other forms of clean up crew. The fibrous nature also makes them a microbial hot spot that is great for substrate additions. We recommend mixing ...
Isopod Paperback Bark 6 qt
Isopod Paperback Bark 6 qt
$12.95
This is by far one of the most utilized biodegradeables in The Bio Dude's facility. This stuff is the beez neez for microfauna. It's porous, lightweight, long lasting, stringy nature makes it long lasting in the vivarium and an excellent food source for earwigs, springtails and isopods. The stringy, fibrous nature of the paperback bark provides ...
Southern Palm Leaves 6 qt
Southern Palm Leaves 6 qt
$12.95
This is by far one of the most utilized biodegradeables in TheBioDude's facility. The stringy, fibrous nature of the palm leaves provides the perfect consistency for organic nutrition for your BioDude bioactive substrate. I use the palm leaves in all of my frog grow outs as it creates small feeding stations. Simply pull, shake and watch all your...
Sycamore Bark 6 qt
Sycamore Bark 6 qt
$12.95
This is another essential biodegradeable in The Bio Dude's facility. This stuff is the beez neez for microfauna. It's long lasting, soft, woody nature makes it an excellent food source for springtails and isopods. Simply pull, shake and watch all your springtails and isopods fall right off of it. When utilizing in a vivarium place the bark right...
Virgin Cork Bark Chunks - 1"-4" size pieces
Virgin Cork Bark Chunks - 1"-4" size pieces
$6.95
A sealed bag of small cork bark chunks. These are great for your smaller terrariums, backgrounds, culturing roaches, isopods, springtails, keeping arachnids and for mounting smaller Orchids. Included in all Terra Aranea Bio Dude bioactive kits. All pieces will be between 1" -4". All will vary in size and are the Dude's choice.
Sycamore Bark 36 qt
Sycamore Bark 36 qt
$39.95
This is another essential biodegradeable in The Bio Dude's facility. This stuff is the beez neez for microfauna. It's long lasting, soft, woody nature makes it an excellent food source for springtails and isopods. Simply pull, shake and watch all your springtails and isopods fall right off of it. When utilizing in a vivarium place the bark right...
Southern Palm Leaves 36 qt
Southern Palm Leaves 36 qt
$39.95
This is by far one of the most utilized biodegradeables in TheBioDudes facility. This stuff is the beez neez for microfauna. It's pourous, stringly nature makes it long lasting in the vivarium and an excellent food source for springtails and isopods. The stringy, fibrous nature of the palm bark provides the perfect consistency for organic nutrit...
