How to use coconut husk bricks?

[polychromator]

Hi! I'm about to start using coco husk as my bedding (a combination of visuals, humidity and longevity as my motivators). I've heard the bricks are most economical, and I'm prepared for a steep learning curve of figuring out how much water needed to expand then without making them overly wet.

However, my main question; per standard 'brick' (~700g, where I've found them), how much surface does that cover? I have a 3 foot viv - though buying more won't go to waste in the future, I'm just curious as to how large they expand.

[polychromator]

7 litre brick, not 700g - it's a Monday!

[SiXandSeven8ths]

1 brick should be good. I'm not for sure, I don't do metric. But if its the same size brick as what I use, it should be plenty good for your application. As for water. Well, your gonna have to squeeze the water out and allow it to dry some before use. Some folks dry in the sun on baking sheet and some dry in the oven.

[Eavlynn]

I use about half the recommended water so I get a soil like texture instead of mud. You can add but you can't take away! Well, not easily. You'll want to dry it out regardless so your humidity isn't pegged at 99%, I use the oven method for mine. I bake it at 315F for 10 minute intervals, stirring it up each time. It's a pain in the butt, but the substrate is amazing for humidity, and my snakes look phenomenal.

One brick might do a 3ft enclosure, it depends on how much substrate you want in there. I use a good bit since my snakes move it all over the place.

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[Reinz]

Hi! I'm about to start using coco husk as my bedding (a combination of visuals, humidity and longevity as my motivators). I've heard the bricks are most economical, and I'm prepared for a steep learning curve of figuring out how much water needed to expand then without making them overly wet.

However, my main question; per standard 'brick' (~700g, where I've found them), how much surface does that cover? I have a 3 foot viv - though buying more won't go to waste in the future, I'm just curious as to how large they expand.

A 7 liter brick makes 7 liters, so think of a bucket that will hold 7 liters. How thick you spread it will depend on how much surface area it will cover.

I agree with Six... that one brick will more than likely work. But keep an extra on hand just in case.

What I do on initial application is to spread it thick. That way as you spot clean over time, you can just thin it out to plug the holes for cleaning. That way you don't have to keep reconstituting bricks for small cleaned out holes.