Engineered for moisture balance, aeration, and bioactive life.
ForestBiome™ is a living habitat substrate engineered to replicate the loamy, moisture-balanced forest floors of temperate woodlands. Designed for reptiles, amphibians, small mammals, and invertebrates that thrive in moderate humidity, this soil provides the structure, biology, and resilience required for burrowing, tunneling, and long-term bioactive systems.
Unlike basic bagged topsoil or coco-heavy mixes that compact, sour, or turn muddy over time, ForestBiome™ is built as a functional soil system. Organic topsoil, leaf litter, coco coir, crushed granite, biochar, and leaf mold work together to create a breathable, diggable substrate that maintains stable moisture without trapping excess water.
ForestBiome™ supports live plants, beneficial microbes, and clean-up crews while maintaining consistent oxygen exchange and humidity control. Animals experience improved comfort, healthier skin and respiration, and more natural behaviors such as scent-mapping, burrowing, and foraging.
Why It Works
• Moisture Balance – Coir and leaf litter retain hydration evenly without waterlogging
• Drainage & Structure – Crushed granite prevents compaction and anaerobic zones
• Organic Matter – Leaf mold and topsoil replicate real forest soil horizons
• Microbial Support – Biochar fuels beneficial bacteria and fungi
• Burrowing Stability – Soft, pliable texture supports tunnels and nesting
Animals and Insects
Box Turtle, Blue-Tongued Skink, Corn Snake, Milk Snake, Kingsnake, Green Tree Python, Red-Footed Tortoise, Russian Tortoise, Fire-Bellied Toad, Tiger Salamander, Hedgehog, Sugar Glider, Short-Tailed Opossum, African Dormouse, Fancy Mice, Dwarf Hamster, Chipmunk, Flying Squirrel, Pine Marten, Shrew, Deer Mouse, Porcupine, Grey Fox, Field Mouse, Opossum, Forest Anole, Five-Lined Skink, Mossy Gecko, Forest Gecko, Eastern Box Turtle, Black Rat Snake, Milk Snake, Flying Squirrel, Red-Eye Tree Frog, Poison Dart Frog, Axolotl, American Toad, Spotted Salamander, Newts, Isopods, Springtails, Millipedes, Earthworms, Forest Scorpions, Tarantulas, Beetles, Stick Insects, Centipedes, Wolf Spider, Camel Cricket, Earwig, Forest Slug, Wood Roaches, Stag Beetle, Rhino Beetle, Carpenter Ants.
Plants
Sheet Moss, Cushion Moss, Haircap Moss, Fern Moss, Tree Moss, Clubmoss, Spike Moss, Blue Selaginella, Selaginella, Liverworts, Riccia Moss, Pillow Moss, Mood Moss, Hypnum Moss, Creeping Moss, Feather Moss, Sphagnum Moss, Leaf Litter Moss, Mini Ferns, Button Fern, Maidenhair Fern Mini, Lemon Button Fern, Heart Fern, Filmy Ferns, Rabbit Foot Fern, Autumn Fern, Bird’s Nest Fern Mini, Boston Fern Mini, Staghorn Fern Mini, Asparagus Fern Mini, Pellaea Fern, Rock Fern, Polypody Fern, Terrarium Fern Mix, Baby Tears Plant, Pearlwort, Corsican Mint, Irish Moss, Scotch Moss, Creeping Fig Mini, Creeping Fig Variegated Mini, Oak Leaf Creeping Fig, Pillow Pothos, Mini Peperomia, Peperomia Frost, Peperomia Prostrata, Peperomia Rotundifolia, Rainbow Peperomia, Silver Peperomia, Watermelon Peperomia Mini, Pilea Depressa, Pilea Glaucophylla, Pilea Baby Tears, Aluminum Pilea Mini, Chinese Money Plant Mini, Fittonia Mini, Mosaic Fittonia Mini, Creeping Jenny, Partridge Berry, Wintergreen, Woodland Strawberry, Barren Strawberry, Foamflower, Tiarella, Coral Bells Dwarf, Wild Violets, Violet Groundcover, Strawberry Bush, Running Strawberry Bush, Black Cohosh Seedlings, Goldenseal Young, Ginseng Starts, Mayapple Starts, Trillium, Jack-in-the-Pulpit Young, Sweet Woodruff, Wild Ginger, Heartleaf Ginger, Solomon Seal Mini, False Solomon Seal Mini, Woodland Phlox Groundcover, Bleeding Heart Dwarf, Columbine Dwarf, Dwarf Rhododendron, Dwarf Azalea, Dwarf Hydrangea Shade Form, Moss Phlox, Creeping Bellflower Mini, Creeping Dogwood, Parlor Palm Juvenile, Bamboo Palm Juvenile, Lady Palm Pup, Neanthe Bella Palm, Baby Palm Mix, Mini Moss Pole Aroids, Mini Philodendron, Mini Scindapsus, Mini Rhaphidophora, Jungle Creeper Mini, Mini Hoya, Mini Begonia, Mini Jewel Orchid, Micro Foliage Tropical, Mini Rhipsalis, Forest Cactus Epiphyllum Seedling, Dwarf Bromeliad Pups, Tillandsia Pup Stage.
Biome Replication Technology™
APSU Soil™ rebuilds functional ecosystems using real-world biome data. ForestBiome™ replicates natural pore networks, organic cycling, microbial diversity, and moisture buffering — creating an enclosure that behaves like a living forest floor, not a synthetic container.
Grow once. Reuse forever.
Engineered for moisture balance, aeration, and bioactive life.
ForestBiome™ is a living habitat substrate engineered to replicate the loamy, moisture-balanced forest floors of temperate woodlands. Designed for reptiles, amphibians, small mammals, and invertebrates that thrive in moderate humidity, this soil provides the structure, biology, and resilience required for burrowing, tunneling, and long-term bioactive systems.
Unlike basic bagged topsoil or coco-heavy mixes that compact, sour, or turn muddy over time, ForestBiome™ is built as a functional soil system. Organic topsoil, leaf litter, coco coir, crushed granite, biochar, and leaf mold work together to create a breathable, diggable substrate that maintains stable moisture without trapping excess water.
ForestBiome™ supports live plants, beneficial microbes, and clean-up crews while maintaining consistent oxygen exchange and humidity control. Animals experience improved comfort, healthier skin and respiration, and more natural behaviors such as scent-mapping, burrowing, and foraging.
Why It Works
• Moisture Balance – Coir and leaf litter retain hydration evenly without waterlogging
• Drainage & Structure – Crushed granite prevents compaction and anaerobic zones
• Organic Matter – Leaf mold and topsoil replicate real forest soil horizons
• Microbial Support – Biochar fuels beneficial bacteria and fungi
• Burrowing Stability – Soft, pliable texture supports tunnels and nesting
Animals and Insects
Box Turtle, Blue-Tongued Skink, Corn Snake, Milk Snake, Kingsnake, Green Tree Python, Red-Footed Tortoise, Russian Tortoise, Fire-Bellied Toad, Tiger Salamander, Hedgehog, Sugar Glider, Short-Tailed Opossum, African Dormouse, Fancy Mice, Dwarf Hamster, Chipmunk, Flying Squirrel, Pine Marten, Shrew, Deer Mouse, Porcupine, Grey Fox, Field Mouse, Opossum, Forest Anole, Five-Lined Skink, Mossy Gecko, Forest Gecko, Eastern Box Turtle, Black Rat Snake, Milk Snake, Flying Squirrel, Red-Eye Tree Frog, Poison Dart Frog, Axolotl, American Toad, Spotted Salamander, Newts, Isopods, Springtails, Millipedes, Earthworms, Forest Scorpions, Tarantulas, Beetles, Stick Insects, Centipedes, Wolf Spider, Camel Cricket, Earwig, Forest Slug, Wood Roaches, Stag Beetle, Rhino Beetle, Carpenter Ants.
Plants
Sheet Moss, Cushion Moss, Haircap Moss, Fern Moss, Tree Moss, Clubmoss, Spike Moss, Blue Selaginella, Selaginella, Liverworts, Riccia Moss, Pillow Moss, Mood Moss, Hypnum Moss, Creeping Moss, Feather Moss, Sphagnum Moss, Leaf Litter Moss, Mini Ferns, Button Fern, Maidenhair Fern Mini, Lemon Button Fern, Heart Fern, Filmy Ferns, Rabbit Foot Fern, Autumn Fern, Bird’s Nest Fern Mini, Boston Fern Mini, Staghorn Fern Mini, Asparagus Fern Mini, Pellaea Fern, Rock Fern, Polypody Fern, Terrarium Fern Mix, Baby Tears Plant, Pearlwort, Corsican Mint, Irish Moss, Scotch Moss, Creeping Fig Mini, Creeping Fig Variegated Mini, Oak Leaf Creeping Fig, Pillow Pothos, Mini Peperomia, Peperomia Frost, Peperomia Prostrata, Peperomia Rotundifolia, Rainbow Peperomia, Silver Peperomia, Watermelon Peperomia Mini, Pilea Depressa, Pilea Glaucophylla, Pilea Baby Tears, Aluminum Pilea Mini, Chinese Money Plant Mini, Fittonia Mini, Mosaic Fittonia Mini, Creeping Jenny, Partridge Berry, Wintergreen, Woodland Strawberry, Barren Strawberry, Foamflower, Tiarella, Coral Bells Dwarf, Wild Violets, Violet Groundcover, Strawberry Bush, Running Strawberry Bush, Black Cohosh Seedlings, Goldenseal Young, Ginseng Starts, Mayapple Starts, Trillium, Jack-in-the-Pulpit Young, Sweet Woodruff, Wild Ginger, Heartleaf Ginger, Solomon Seal Mini, False Solomon Seal Mini, Woodland Phlox Groundcover, Bleeding Heart Dwarf, Columbine Dwarf, Dwarf Rhododendron, Dwarf Azalea, Dwarf Hydrangea Shade Form, Moss Phlox, Creeping Bellflower Mini, Creeping Dogwood, Parlor Palm Juvenile, Bamboo Palm Juvenile, Lady Palm Pup, Neanthe Bella Palm, Baby Palm Mix, Mini Moss Pole Aroids, Mini Philodendron, Mini Scindapsus, Mini Rhaphidophora, Jungle Creeper Mini, Mini Hoya, Mini Begonia, Mini Jewel Orchid, Micro Foliage Tropical, Mini Rhipsalis, Forest Cactus Epiphyllum Seedling, Dwarf Bromeliad Pups, Tillandsia Pup Stage.
Biome Replication Technology™
APSU Soil™ rebuilds functional ecosystems using real-world biome data. ForestBiome™ replicates natural pore networks, organic cycling, microbial diversity, and moisture buffering — creating an enclosure that behaves like a living forest floor, not a synthetic container.
Grow once. Reuse forever.
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