Galápagos (05248) Sheets of Real Moss, 8-Quart, Natural,Green

These Galápagos Sheets of Real Moss are absolutely perfect for my garden snails. The color is vibrant and natural, adding a beautiful green look to their enclosure. The moss arrived in great condition, was easy to place, and holds moisture well, which my snails love. It feels high quality and safe, and it instantly made the habitat look more natural and healthy. My snails were exploring it right away. Highly recommend for snail habitats or any natural terrarium setup! 🐌🌿

These are great. I use them to make potted plants look a little nicer with some green on top of the soil.

I got this for my daughter's and my plant vivarium, because our plants require a more humid environment and we were having to water way too much because the vivarium was drying out too quickly. We chose this moss for the texture and the color. It's slightly less green than the product images show, but it still looks nice. We followed the instructions on the package and soaked it in distilled water before putting it in the vivarium, and as the packaging states, the moss did come back to life (it's in a dormant state when dried but with the right conditions it comes out of dormancy. We keep it moist but not sopping wet and it is thriving. One note, when we first put this moss in the vivarium, after a few days we noticed white mold growing. I freaked out a little at first, but after doing a little research, I found out that a mold bloom is common when adding more moisture into an environment, because mold spores are pretty much everywhere, and it will eventually settle itself down. You can settle it down faster by adding springtails, which are tiny isopods that basically are like a cleaning crew, or by disrupting the mold patches by breaking them up (wiping it down or using a little vinegar, rubbing alcohol, or peroxide). I just physically broke up whatever mold patches I saw because I didn't want to harm the moss with alcohol or peroxide, and the mold did go away.

I should have realized since it says "green" that it would be dyed, but I was a bit duped by the "real natural" for animals Please note, if you use this for your animals, it may dye them green from laying on it or rubbing against it. Otherwise the moss is just fine.

Very plush moss. One sheet was almost 2 inches thick. As others have mentioned, it does dry out a bit quickly, but I'd rather mist more often than have to worry about mold. I used 2 sheets on kokedama projects and it looks great and has sent up living shoots which will look really neat as it grows. The only downside is the smell. It's hard to describe and differs from sheet to sheet. One smelled of fish emulsion, and one of very earthy mold. Both sheets smell fine now and no mold growth, but it took about a week, multiple soaks, and quite a few misting/drying cycles for the smell to dissipate completely. Overall I'm satisfied with the product and would buy it again. I didn't deduct any stars for the smell because the stink is worth powering through for the quality.

We used this in my son’s white tree frog terrarium and it is good value and durability for the price. It has nice coloring as well which is a bonus but appreciated.

I use in terrariums! Works great!

There is a nice amount of moss in the bag. My problem with it was the smell. Even after rinsing it off it still smells like chemicals or something moldy. It's bad... It could be the dye or possibly was damp when bagged up. Not sure. Maybe I got a bad batch because other reviews say it smells good.

I liked it

The package comes with quite a bit. In a very humid vivarium, the moss will quickly lose its green colour after a day or so. This is probably better for a terrarium with only slight humidity. Frog moss comes with a lot less, looks better, and does better in very humid vivariums. Picture Below: This was taken a week after both mosses were put in the vivarium. The moss on the left is the sheet moss, and the moss on the right is the frog moss. This is in a very wet vivarium.