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🏜️ Transform your terrarium into a desert masterpiece!
The Zoo Med XR-10 Excavator Clay Substrate is a 4.5 kg pack of natural, dye-free clay sand designed to hold its shape for stable tunnels and burrows. Perfect for desert and temperate reptiles like bearded dragons and leopard geckos, it creates a safe, interactive, and visually authentic habitat that lasts.




| ASIN | B000N5OM8S |
| Allergen Information | Allergen-Free |
| Batteries Included | No |
| Batteries required | No |
| Best Sellers Rank | 9,275 in Pet Supplies ( See Top 100 in Pet Supplies ) 37 in Terrarium Substrate |
| Colour | multi-coloured |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (1,674) |
| Date First Available | 8 Aug. 2009 |
| Item Weight | 4.54 kg |
| Item model number | XR10 |
| Number of Items | 1 |
| Pet Life Stage | All Life Stages |
| Pet Type | Reptile |
| Product Dimensions | 50.8 x 20.32 x 10.16 cm; 4.54 kg |
| Quantity | 1 |
| Size | 4.5 kg (Pack of 1) |
| Special features | Made In America |
| Specific Uses | Active |
A**R
For our Breaded Dragon
Love this product. It's a great substrate for our breaded dragon, Duggy. We have not added water to it as wanted to leave it as a soft substrate. It's soft for Duggy and although like a sand, does not get mixed with his food so he does not digest it. It also looks good as the colour is very natural 😊
M**N
Brilliant piece of kit
Absolutely brilliant stuff you need a little bit more water than suggested to make sure its well mixed liked putty clay and when you are moulding use wet latex or nitrate gloves keep wetting hands to get good contact. I only used one bag for what I made but could have used more to be fair as I only managed one cave but it looks awesome 👌
E**A
Perfect
Brilliant item.. our dragon always goes straight into her dig box and well digs and burrows soon as she gets in it..(dont have it all the time)
P**R
It works
Got this to create a more natural environment for my beardy. It's a great quality material to use for an aesthetic effect. Easy to use, doesn't smell damp, safe for reptiles, natural colour. My girl is fussy, she refused to use artificial shelters, created a small sized cave initially out of this, shes then dug it out to fit her needs. All in all, I will use again.
A**A
Mudskippers love it
I have used this to scuplt and area for my mudskippers, and its stayed! Even though its very wet and humid all the little burrows I've formed are still there and the skippers love it
J**S
Love it. Best substrate I have found
I got 2 bags to cover the floor of my 4ft X 2ft X 2ft bearded dragon enclosure and it was just enough. I added a thin layer to the floor about 1.5 cm deep and brushed over it using water. It was dry to touch after a few hours and continued to harden and change colour over the next few days. I love that you can grind the set clay up in a pestal and mortar and then mix it with again if you where to change enclosures or rearrange. Once dried it gives a cracked affect which I think really adds to the dessert vibe and I love it. Overall 10/10 would definitely buy again.
L**D
Excavator clay
Really good easy to use a little goes along way looks good to can build your own tunnels a bag of this could save a bit of money on buying separate tunnels build your own .
D**S
Tortoise home
Yea did the job I wanted it for
A**S
Ottima sabbia per la mia pogona. Ottimo per creare nascondigli Si può farla diventare anche meno sabbiosa.
D**Y
J’ai acheter ce substrat pour le terrarium de mon gecko léopard, le résultat et vraiment naturel, et très jolie, je me suis amusée à faire des grottes avec de simples ballons que j’ai gonfler, c’est top ! Le temps de prendre le coup de main et ça forme comme de la pâte à modeler, il faut juste faire attention à vraiment bien tasser la terre sinon en séchant ça va laisser pas mal de petits morceaux que le lézard peut avaler et risque de faire une occlusion intestinale, un coup d’aspi à la fin et c’est bon. Attention en séchant ça va plus ou moins fissurer et craqueler, c’est normal, moi j’ai colmater les fissures quelques jours après en mettant à nouveaux de l’Excavator. Ça met bien 1 semaine à sécher complètement, et 48/72h pour la surface. J’ai du prendre 3 sacs pour un terrarium de 90x45cm en sachants que les grottes demandent pas mal de matière. Produits bien emballer, pas de trous à la réception.
M**A
El mejor tipo de material si tienes una pogona vitticeps, cómodo de limpiar y si respetas el modo de secado no se agrieta y deja un buen suelo para el animal. El envío vino perfecto.
M**N
Macht was es soll. Produkt in gutem Zustand
P**.
This stuff is great, my bearded dragon loves this way more than the temporary paper towels she was initially on. When she’s particularly happy she’ll dig down into it and lay in a divot of the warm sand like a pancake. It doesn’t have any smell other than earth, one bag is enough for a 45 gallon tank, it’s easy to clean clumps with a scooper. Overall this was a great purchase.
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