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Chips and chunks of beech and oak, naturally decayed by beneficial fungi. The tough lignin is broken down, leaving a soft, highly digestible, nutrient-rich food for your beetles, isopods, millipedes, roaches and other invertebrates.
€6,20 : 1.5 liters
€11,25 : 3 liters
€17,00 : 5 liters
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In the wild, a fallen hardwood tree is a locked vault of nutrients. Most animals cannot digest raw, solid wood because it is protected by a tough, rigid compound called lignin. This is where “white rot” comes in.
White rotten wood is the result of a specialized natural process where beneficial fungi break down that tough lignin barrier. What they leave behind is soft, spongy, pale wood made almost entirely of easily digestible cellulose. To detritivores (nature’s recyclers), this broken-down wood isn’t just a habitat—it is a premium, nutrient-dense food source.
Why Your Pets Need It
For many exotic invertebrates, standard potting soil or coconut coir simply doesn’t provide enough nutrition. Adding white rotten wood to your substrate mimics the rich forest floor, providing essential carbohydrates and fiber. It encourages natural foraging behaviors, aids in healthy molting, and is critical for breeding success.
Content: 22% humidity; 22% crude fiber.
Ideal for isopods, millipedes, roaches, land snails, beetles, hermit crabs, etc. It can be used in many ways; under the substrate, or sprinkled in the moist or dry part of the isopodarium / enclosure. Keep the bag of white wood chunks in a dry location, away from areas of extremely high humidity.
How to use
White rotten wood is dried out to prevent issues with mold developing while transportation. It is best to moisten it before use. And you can put it both under the substrate and also above it and beyond the cork bark, moss etc.
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FAQ
Is the wood untreated? Do I need to boil it?
The wood is in the rotting process and then dried out. You place it like that in the terrarium.
The term “white rotten wood” means that it comes from trees with white wood?
The term “white rotten wood” refers to the decay process caused by specific fungi rather than implying that it comes from trees classified as “white wood.” “White rot” is a type of wood decay caused by fungi, which breaks down both lignin and cellulose in the wood, resulting in a lighter, spongy texture. The wood appears white or bleached, hence the name “white rotten”, even if it comes from hardwood trees, like oak and beech. While both beech and oak are hardwoods, when they undergo white rot, they can become suitable substrates for these organisms. Wood that has undergone white rot is often favored by detritivores because it is softer and easier to digest. The fungi that cause white rot make nutrients more accessible.
Is the white rotten wood delivered moist or dry?
The white rotten wood is delivered dry.
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