{"product_id":"white-rotwood","title":"White Rotwood |Ozark White Rot Wood – Naturally Aged Hardwood","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShort Description\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFungus-softened hardwood from private Ozark forest land. It took nature years to make it, and your cleanup crew can eat it now.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eHand-collected from fallen hardwood on the same private forest land in the Ozark foothills that our leaf litter comes from. This isn’t wood that’s just old. It has spent years on the forest floor while white-rot fungi slowly broke down its lignin, the tough compound that makes wood hard. What’s left is pale, soft and fibrous, and it breaks apart in your hands.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy white rot?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMost animals can’t digest sound wood. White-rot fungi do the hard part, leaving wood that’s softened and full of fungal growth. For detritivores, that makes it a food source, not just decoration. You can’t speed it up. It takes years of slow fungal work on the forest floor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat it does in your enclosure\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFood:\u003c\/strong\u003e It’s a staple for isopods and millipedes, and essential for many beetle larvae, including stag and rhinoceros beetles.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBreeding support:\u003c\/strong\u003e Many species chew into it, burrow and raise young inside softened wood.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMoisture reservoir:\u003c\/strong\u003e It holds humidity and creates damp microclimates within the enclosure.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNatural look:\u003c\/strong\u003e It looks like real forest-floor deadwood because that’s what it is.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGreat for\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIsopods · Millipedes · Beetle larvae · Springtails · Bioactive vivariums · Roaches\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow to use\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBury pieces partly in the substrate, or crumble them in and mix through. Keep the wood moist. You’ll see animals gather on it and work into it over time. Replace it as it gets eaten.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetails\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWood type:  mixed native hardwoods \/ oak\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOrigin: Fallen deadwood, private forested land, Ozark foothills, Missouri\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSize\/volume:  0.66 Gal\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProcessing: Hand-sorted and heat-treated to eliminate mites and pests, then fully dried.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis is a natural, hand-harvested product, so size, shape, color and how far the wood has decayed will vary from piece to piece.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Arachnidirt","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57295679357233,"sku":null,"price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0874\/8151\/6337\/files\/dfd.jpg?v=1793811322","url":"https:\/\/tarantulacribs.com\/products\/white-rotwood","provider":"Tarantula Cribs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}