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Corn22 Jun 09, 2004 12:28 PM

Is wood an ok matreial for a snake cage for a tropical boa or python? What other materials are ok for tropical boas 0r pythons? Any other info or help would greatly appreciated thanks for reading1

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Everlight389 Jun 14, 2004 12:18 PM

Pine wood chips have been, in my opinion, the best substrate I've used. However, cypress mulch comes in a close second, for the reasons that it does look more "natural" but when feeding snakes in their cages can cause problems.
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Corn22 Jun 14, 2004 04:33 PM

Oops! Imeant is wood ok for construction of the cage or what is ok not for a substrate. Sorryfor the confusion

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