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Hi all, I went to Austin, TX this past weekend and my uncle lives in the hills in North Austin, conveniently named Cedar Park..Anyways, I picked up some of the dried out cedar branches and bottoms of some of the dried out trees thinking it would be good for my enclosures for my balls and boas..but then i started thinking and i can kinda remember reading that cedar wasnt good for snakes, but i wasnt sure if it mattered if they were dried out...if anyone knows about this, it would really help...i dont want to make a mistake and end up with some sick herps..

Thanks....
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(soon to be the owner of an albino ball)
0.2 normal ball pythons
0.1 normal Redtail boa
1.0 Hypo Redtail boa
1.0 true Redtail boa
1.1 100% Het Albino Redtail boa
1 baby sulcata tortoise
0.0.1 Baby Bearded Dragon
0.0.1 Baby Red Uromastyx
0.1 GF Eryn (WC)

don't use them

cedar chips are toxic to reptiles

why even take a chance, there are plenty of other trees to use.

There are some locales named "Cedar _______" that have no cedar trees. The trees are all cypress.

Cedar is toxic to reptiles and cypress is one of the best beddings.

But I agree with the previous post. Why take a chance on an animal's health? The wrong cage conditions can weaken a snake, making it more susceptible to respiratory infections.

I'd go with what you know. Buy your bedding.

Chris Morasky