Not really 100% pertaining to garters as snakes in general. I believe a couple years ago I read that red cedar (like the giant bags from walmart) is toxic to snakes. How toxic is it and is it only if ingested? I have a very big bag of it sitting around and I'm building a snake enclosure soon and would love to use it. Smells and looks great and is extremely cheap. If it is only if ingested seems much safer.
I'd like to switch both my garter and my bull to it if it turns out safe.
Thanks
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07-02-2009, 01:00 PM #1"Second shed In Progress"
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Red Cedar as substrate for snakes.
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07-02-2009, 02:58 PM #2Ophiuchus rhea
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Re: Red Cedar as substrate for snakes.
no idea . . .
but somebody else probably doesrhea
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07-02-2009, 03:04 PM #3Mr Thamnophis
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Re: Red Cedar as substrate for snakes.
fumes from cedar are toxic to them...thats why they made cedar chests to store clothes in, keeps out cloth eating moths
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07-02-2009, 03:10 PM #4"Second shed In Progress"
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Re: Red Cedar as substrate for snakes.
It just smells so damn good! Lol oh well I'll stick with bark ;*O
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07-02-2009, 07:54 PM #5Never shed
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Re: Red Cedar as substrate for snakes.
its the phenol oils in the cedar as someone mentioned, its not only toxic to snakes but also to just about every animal that you could keep on shavings. They shouldn't even be sold, I know that they create respiratory problems for rodents, I'm not sure if the same results occur to snakes.
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07-04-2009, 07:23 AM #6Juvenile snake
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Re: Red Cedar as substrate for snakes.
I know its bad for snakes.
There are so many other substrate options out there! I wouldnt tempt fate...
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07-04-2009, 04:22 PM #7"Second shed In Progress"
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Re: Red Cedar as substrate for snakes.
Not a fan of the majority of substrates most people use. I've always hated newspaper/paper towel/that weird fluffy stuff from petco. It was either red cedar or back to bark lol
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07-05-2009, 10:27 AM #8Mr Thamnophis
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Re: Red Cedar as substrate for snakes.
that weird fluffy stuff is Carefresh....very good stuff, keeps smell down, easy to clean up...just a little expensive Originally Posted by Millinex
Not a fan of the majority of substrates most people use. I've always hated newspaper/paper towel/that weird fluffy stuff from petco. It was either red cedar or back to bark lol
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07-05-2009, 05:56 PM #9Never shed
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Re: Red Cedar as substrate for snakes.
Does it really keep the smell down? When I was younger we had a hedgehog and we used Carefresh bedding and I found that it absorbed everything quicker making the smells linger. Originally Posted by ssssnakeluvr
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07-04-2009, 04:10 PM #10Snake Charmer
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Re: Red Cedar as substrate for snakes.
it aint good...but your right about one thing...it does smell good
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