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I have this question posted on Corn Snakes: Housing & Enclosures but now see that it might not get answered for a while. I hope nobody minds that I repeat my question here, on the main corn snake forum.

My neighbor just cut down a humongous sycamore tree and has offered me some wood. I'd like to use it in my corn snake's cage (a 55-gallon aquarium), but don't know anything about sycamore. Is it ok to use for furniture, such as a climbing branch, hollow log for a hide, etc.?

My pet corn snake is 15yo; we've had him since he was a hatchling. I don't want to do anything that might shorten his life. Obviously we'd have to dry the wood out before using it, but what I'm worried about is whether there's oils or anything else in sycamore that might be an issue.

Thanks for reading, and any replies. I appreciate it!

Ralphine

I've not heard of syamore procucing any toxins. It's a hardwood and as far as I know, they get shredded and put into bags of mulch labeled things like " Texas local hardwood mulch".
I'd say no problem at all.
-Jack
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should have no problems

I use sycamore to smoke fish alot......fairly good smelling stuff....even when burned....

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I never would have thought to use sycamore to smoke fish, I may have to try it sometime, sounds interesting.

For the question at hand, if it is dried, there should be no problems.
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South Texas Herps

I use soaked pear wood.....had 2 pear trees die so it's here..apple wood from tree trimming......I bought mesquite.....and hickory.......but the sycamore drops little limbs all over the place.....well .....2 trees...was 3........

......I burn any wood except the pine and for some reason I won't use the walnut....?.......

when I smoke I smoke real well.......small smoker......and I have it as smokey as possible for like 4 hours at times....the fish get real dark and smokey....

,.......chicken I did and sausage.......brother did catfish....ok....suckers (in skin whole) ok......the turtle was wierd..........trout the best and salmon....mmmmmmmm hot out of smoker on Ritz crackers........with cheese even......or mixed with cream cheese even.,....

brother even smoked bobcat....big male....soaked in quick cure then smoked.....looked like and tasted like ham.....wierd.....

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.figure sycamore is better than BBQ chicken cooked over skid wood (pallet) in a cinder block pit at any local gas station or church parking lot?.....

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Thanks for the responses; I appreciate y'all taking the time to comment.

Guess I'll go visit my neighbor and pick out the few pieces of sycamore I'd like to have!

Take care!
Ralphine