Zoo Med Cavern Kit Excavator Clay Burrowing Reptile Hideout

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About This Item

Details

  • Build caverns, tunnels and shelters for your reptile with your own hands.
  • Includes all the tools and substrate you need to get started.
  • Substrate can be molded and shaped to hold any design for a custom habitat.
  • Allows reptiles to experience natural digging behaviors.
  • Create any look with a tunnel tube, balloons and shovel.

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Questions & Answers

3 Customer Questions

Is this suitable for a bearded dragon?

Answer by Chewy • Dec 01, 2022
This reptile hideout is suitable for bearded dragons.

Is this recommended for leopard geckos?

Answer by Chewy • Jul 20, 2022
This reptile hideout is suitable for leopard geckos.

About how long can it take for the clay to dry?

Answer by Chewy • May 15, 2025
The time it takes for the excavator to dry depends on how thick you make it and how much water you use. To speed up the drying time you can always place a fan over it or a heat lamp.
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8 Customer Reviews

Rated 1 out of 5 stars
By Leticia on Jan 12, 2026

Missing parts

The box and bag was open when I got it in the mail

The box and bag was open when I got it in the mail

Rated 5 out of 5 stars
By Fletcher on Aug 13, 2025

Great mixed with Reptisoil

I used this with Reptisoil for my leopard geckos. I love it! Xia likes to dig little trenches and this stuff makes her tunnels more sturdy. I also love the nice

I used this with Reptisoil for my leopard geckos. I love it! Xia likes to dig little trenches and this stuff makes her tunnels more sturdy. I also love the nice little shovel it comes with.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars
By Darrell on Nov 2, 2025

Amazing

Great product once you figure out how to work with the clay

Great product once you figure out how to work with the clay

Rated 1 out of 5 stars
By Michael on Feb 2, 2025

Stuff hard to use

This stuff is hard to use and doesnt come out like pictures it brakes apart and doesnt stick well together

This stuff is hard to use and doesnt come out like pictures it brakes apart and doesnt stick well together

Rated 5 out of 5 stars
By Lindsey on Jul 14, 2024

Good consistency clay

Was having trouble finding just the excavator clay, this was actually cheaper than just a 10lb bag of clay and it came with 12lbs. The consistency of the clay was

Was having trouble finding just the excavator clay, this was actually cheaper than just a 10lb bag of clay and it came with 12lbs. The consistency of the clay was good and mixed well I to our substrate.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars
By Cassidy on Jul 6, 2024

great!

Easy to work with and comes with everything you need, I used mine to add tunnels to my tarantulas enclosure. Hard to see in the photo, but it adds 3 hides for her

Easy to work with and comes with everything you need, I used mine to add tunnels to my tarantulas enclosure. Hard to see in the photo, but it adds 3 hides for her to go into

Rated 3 out of 5 stars
By RodTheBuilder on Dec 22, 2022

Cavern Kit

Ok so I made a previous review of this item while i was really frustrated with trying to build this hideout cavern & it's obviously not getting posted but I went

Ok so I made a previous review of this item while i was really frustrated with trying to build this hideout cavern & it's obviously not getting posted but I went back in for the build again and had success! The directions are not correct for the water mix in the large kit, it says to use 3 cups of water for the soil which is close to half of the water needed. Once I got the clay and water mixture figured out I started to build around a big balloon and POP!! I started to build around the other big balloon and POP again so I did away with the building around the balloon concept and started packing clay without having a inner structure to build around. It was a slow process adding and packing clay 1 handful at a time but it all came together nicely in my opinion and it all has held together well throughout the dry time leaving only one crack in the clay at the bottom of the terrarium where I made a ramp so our beardie can easily climb on top of her hideout if she wants to. All and all I'm happy with the way it turned out especially for being so frustrated in the beginning of the build so as long as you have some patience, get your clay wet enough and use your imagination without using the balloons provided this hideout can be made with a final feeling of accomplishment and satisfaction!! I've attached pictures of our final product so I really hope this review gets posted!! Thanks Chewy, we will be back again and again using your awesome deals and services!!!

Rated 2 out of 5 stars
By Beardielover on Feb 17, 2022

Great concept, bad outcome

Didn't work out as I had hoped. First of all, the instructions were for 10lbs of clay. The kit comes with 12lbs of clay, the instructions indicate to add 3 cups

Didn't work out as I had hoped. First of all, the instructions were for 10lbs of clay. The kit comes with 12lbs of clay, the instructions indicate to add 3 cups of water. The instructions for the 10lb bag that I had also purchased also said to add 3 cups of water, 2lbs makes a difference. Second, I understand the concept of the bag for easy cleanup. However, the bag made mixing the clay harder. Parts of the bag were covering some of the clay. So I had an inconsistent mix of wet and dry. Lastly, If you have a juvenile bearded dragon the tube that comes with will be too small. Overall I like the concept, but if you're going to get this product you might as well just get the Excavator clay bags.