Most pine and fir products are acceptable. NOT the bark. If it's white pine or light colored fir shavings, I don't think that's so bad. A good rule of thumb is that if it's a wood product that has a strong smell, it's probably not wise to use with reptiles. Fresh aspen is an exception.

Any wood product that gets in the water bowl should be removed and change the water. This releases the oils and solvents from the wood. For adult snakes, this is not such a problem. For hatchlings/neonates, this could be an overdose of toxic chemicals.

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• More substrate debate - AbsoluteRae, Tue Feb 17 23:55:28 2004
• RE: More substrate debate - Sybella, Wed Feb 18 00:37:00 2004
• RE: More substrate debate - SiLeNcE, Wed Feb 18 09:28:35 2004
• N E V E R use that. . . - DonSoderberg, Wed Feb 18 09:32:31 2004
• thank you Don! - IcedGoddess, Wed Feb 18 09:46:55 2004
• RE: N E V E R use that. . . - Tigergenesis, Wed Feb 18 18:03:37 2004
• RE: N E V E R use that. . . - DonSoderberg, Wed Feb 18 18:30:31 2004
• Thank you! np - Tigergenesis, Wed Feb 18 18:33:50 2004
• but why... - AbsoluteRae, Wed Feb 18 19:14:15 2004
• RE: but why... - draybar, Wed Feb 18 20:33:49 2004
• RE: but why... - Steve_Craig, Wed Feb 18 23:04:09 2004
• red head status - AbsoluteRae, Thu Feb 19 00:53:20 2004
• RE: red head status - Tigergenesis, Thu Feb 19 05:40:14 2004
• RE: red head status and facts, sort of - markg, Thu Feb 19 14:46:14 2004
• Vets are great for mammals,reptiles are another subject. - Gargoyle420, Thu Feb 19 08:35:41 2004
• To find more information - aplaxco, Thu Feb 19 10:47:27 2004
• RE: N E V E R use that. . . - boo, Mon Feb 23 21:28:45 2004
• RE: N E V E R use that. . . - lunar-reptiles, Wed Feb 25 12:12:04 2004