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🍃 Elevate your terrarium game with nature’s own substrate!
MAQIHAN 5oz Oak Leaf Litter offers 100% natural, untreated dried oak leaves designed to create a realistic, bioactive habitat for reptiles, amphibians, and microfauna. It enhances humidity control, provides essential food sources for isopods and invertebrates, and supports a thriving ecosystem within your enclosure. Perfect for professional terrarium setups and eco-conscious pet owners seeking premium substrate quality.













| Customer Reviews | 3.9 out of 5 stars 648 Reviews |
K**R
Sharp
Nice leaf litter, watch out though, it will stab your fingers lol
J**.
Isopods..
Good amount. Works well for coverage in an isopod culture. Very thick. Some are very pointy & sharp.
J**E
DO NOT BUY - NOT OAK LEAVES
I do not know where these came from but they are absolutely NOT oak leaves!!! 90% of the leaves are some type of sharp, spiky, thorny leaves from a bush which are totally unsuitable for reptiles with soft skin. They are also extremely filthy. I initially tried rinsing them off and picking out the thorny leaves but after several punctures to my hands I gave up. I also now have painful rash area on the areas the leaves touched my hands. A complete waste of money and false advertising on behalf of the seller.
R**Y
Great
I use this leaf litter for my hermit crabs, vampire crabs and snakes. Good quality and quantity. Worth the buy they all love it in their enclosures. The crabs like to forge on it and eat it. Will be buying more.
S**Y
LUCI-FURR approved
This really made the difference in my turtles layout. Good quality and quantity. Will purchase again.
A**Y
Most were too pointy
I like the small size for my terrarium, but a lot of the leaves were too pointy and I ended up removing over half of them so they didn’t injury my tree frogs. Some came cracked or broken, which made them even sharper. They have a strong smell too, but nothing too bad. Some were dirty as well. Overall, not too bad but a waste having to remove so much.
C**E
Generous amounts of leafs!!! Would 💯 order again!
Excellent leaves. Generous portions. Would disappear underneath again. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ -600 isopods, six darkling beetles, and at least one confirmed mealworm
K**.
Leaves are thorny!
Idk what kind of oak these are off off but they are spiny AF and have little thorns around the outside of the leaves almost like Holly. Definitely not something I’m risking in a reptile tank as it could easily damage an eye. Unfortunately it’s now $8 wasted since it’s “non refundable due to food safety”……it’s not even FOOD! Do not order this.
B**S
Great purchase
These are great! To all the people who complain about the edges being sharp - yes they are, but in the listing photos it says to investigate and trim off sharp edges. It took me about an hour to mist, let them soften (most of the time) and trim the edges. It makes me much more comfortable having the leaf litter in as I know the chances for impaction go down greatly for my frogs. Half a bag covered the bottom very comfortably with lots of overlap in my 18x18x24 terrarium. I left a couple of places a little bit more bare than others intentionally while most of the tank has a thick layer.
S**F
Bestens geeignet für mein Terrarium
Richtig gutes Laub für mein Tausendfüßer Terrarium. Sehr feste Blätter
Z**E
Safe and Enjoyed!
Not sharp at all, please don’t forget to get the leaf litter misted before complaining about one leaf being too sharp. My snake loved them immediately, I was at first skeptical because out boa didn’t used to have leaf litter but it’s her new favourite part of her enclosure, I see her out more now! After spraying with a little water they expanded and some leaves have been reviewed as sharp but it’s not bad and it’s only a few of the leaves, they’re just fine for all reptiles i’m sure.
K**3
Ok
Sind halt blätter xD
M**L
Traurig
Besteht nur zu 10% aus Eichenlaub. Die anderen Blätter haben Dornen, sind spitz und sind keine Eiche. 90% musste entsorgt werden da sie mir bereits in den Finger gestochen haben und ich sie nicht zu meinen Reptilien ins Terrarium lege
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