I guess this is as good of anything for a first post here. I was looking to change from cypress to coco husk and found a few posts on here and other sites about Reptile Prime. I went ahead and ordered a bag and swapped the substrate in my spider Dante's enclosure to reptile prime and I have noticed some really positive changes and was wondering if anyone else had positive feedback with this product or even negative long term use with it (it was called herptopia before right?).
A few things that I have noticed going on the second week of using it:
- Humidity stays much more stable
- Easy to heat the ground level temps to where I want it
- Dante rests his head much faster (used cypress for most of his life and he always seems to fidget when resting on it)
- The biggest benefit I am seeing is he is much more comfortable in his hides than he ever was and moves around his cage "faster"
My biggest concern is the humidity and moisture retention on the substrate. I am wondering about any issues with mold or bacteria growth. Never have had any health issues over the 6 years of his life (knock on wood) so I am a bit cautious swapping products.
My criticism of cypress (forest floor) aside from the concern over possible ingestion was that it would dry out far too fast and I would have to spray a ton during shed to keep humidity where it needed to be. I don't seem to have this issue with the coco fiber and as mentioned, my snake seems to love it so far.
Any thoughts or experience long term with this product?
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