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🏜️ Craft the ultimate burrow — because your reptile deserves a home as bold as you are!
The Zoo Med XR-10 Excavator Clay Substrate is a 4.5 kg pack of natural, dye-free, and chemical-free clay sand designed to hold its shape for stable tunnels and burrows. Perfectly suited for reptiles from arid and temperate habitats, it offers a long-lasting, interactive substrate that enhances the naturalistic look and feel of terrariums. Backed by over 40 years of Zoo Med’s expertise, this substrate supports healthy, engaging environments for reptiles like bearded dragons and leopard geckos.




| ASIN | B000N5OM8S |
| Allergen Information | Allergen-Free |
| Batteries Included | No |
| Batteries required | No |
| Best Sellers Rank | 9,834 in Pet Supplies ( See Top 100 in Pet Supplies ) 42 in Terrarium Substrate |
| Colour | multi-coloured |
| Customer Reviews | 4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars (1,701) |
| 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 |
G**R
It works
So good I used it all. Will need more
Z**A
Highly recommended to buy!
Great item, my scorpion is so happy exploring all hidings and digging everywhere 😁
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**M
Good stuff
Perfect for my centipede. I tend to mix with zoo med eco earth
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 .
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**Z
Good
Good stuff snake likes digging in it
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
C**A
Super
J'adore cette matière pour faire des cachette et surtout garder le côté frais à bonne température pour ça nourriture et tout! Il adore ça cabane depuis que je les recouverte de ce sable mélanger avec de l'eau bien sûr
G**I
Ottima sabbia! La migliore
Ottima sabbia per la mia pogona. Ottimo per creare nascondigli Si può farla diventare anche meno sabbiosa.
F**O
Arcilla perfecta para terrario
Buenas aplicación y fácil de aplicar
M**N
Top Produkt
Macht was es soll. Produkt in gutem Zustand
P**.
Makes for happy dragons
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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