coco fiber

[ittibittirainbow]

can you use the stuff that is for lining planters or do you have to get someting special? im going to be setting up my first viv and have lots Q's!!

[jhouse]

That's a good question and there probably isn't a yes or no answer to it, as there are so many ways and techniques to this hobby! My personal opinion is that it might work OK for a background with modification (the ones I saw at Lowes/Home Depot are round so would require cutting for background), but probably not so well for a substrate.

I was able to find coco-fiber at both Petco and Petsmart in the reptile section. Both ZooMed and Exo Terra brands. You can buy it already as a loose substrate in bags, or in "bricks" which expand when added to water over the course of a half hour to an hour. I've used both just fine.