{"product_id":"leaf-litter-for-isopods-mixed-broadleaf-bamboo-1l","title":"Leaf Litter for Isopods (Mixed Broadleaf \u0026 Bamboo, 1L)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is our mixed broadleaf litter and bamboo leaf litter blended in one bag, and the point of the blend is speed, or rather two speeds. The broadleaf fraction is the same blend of dried British hardwood leaves we pack on its own, birch, oak and beech among them, collected from woodland across Southern England away from paths, roads and dog-walking areas, then aged naturally for several months. The bamboo fraction brings the long, slender, tougher leaves that decay far more slowly. Each batch is selected and packed by hand here at PostPods.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhy mix them? Because a litter layer has two jobs, feeding the colony and structuring the floor, and no single leaf does both at once. The broadleaf softens quickly, grows the film of microbes and fungi that detritivores actually graze, and gets eaten first. The bamboo holds its shape for months, keeps the layer open and airy, and stays put as cover while the softer leaves vanish, and being low in tannins and naturally mould-resistant it earns its place even in the dampest corner. The result is one layer that feeds now and still looks like a forest floor weeks later, with a varied mix of shapes and textures for the animals to pick through.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUse it the way you would any litter, generously. Lay a layer across the substrate thick enough that you cannot see the soil beneath, treat it as the constant base of the diet rather than an occasional extra, and top it up whenever it starts to thin; with detritivores there is little risk of offering too much. The layer holds humidity and gives mancae and juveniles somewhere safe to shelter and moult, and the fine bamboo leaves make cover at a scale that suits dwarf species and springtails particularly well. It works dry or lightly misted, and it sits as naturally in a planted display enclosure as in a working culture tub.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOur \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/isopods-useful-articles\/leaf-litter-guide\"\u003eleaf litter guide\u003c\/a\u003e covers what each leaf type brings to an enclosure and why a blend usually beats a single leaf. For a complete forest-floor base, pair this with \u003ca href=\"\/products\/shredded-rotten-wood\"\u003eshredded rotten wood\u003c\/a\u003e and a scoop of \u003ca href=\"\/products\/flake-soil\"\u003eflake soil\u003c\/a\u003e, and if you would rather run one leaf at a time, the straight \u003ca href=\"\/products\/leaf-litter-1l\"\u003emixed broadleaf litter\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"\/products\/bamboo-leaf-litter\"\u003ebamboo leaf litter\u003c\/a\u003e are both here to build your own ratio. The rest of the range is in \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/accessories\"\u003eaccessories\u003c\/a\u003e. Keep the bag cool and dry and it holds indefinitely until you need it.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PostPods","offers":[{"title":"1 litre","offer_id":57919992168830,"sku":null,"price":3.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"3 litres","offer_id":57919992201598,"sku":null,"price":8.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"5 litres","offer_id":57919992234366,"sku":null,"price":12.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/postpods.co.uk\/products\/leaf-litter-for-isopods-mixed-broadleaf-bamboo-1l","provider":"PostPods","version":"1.0","type":"link"}