Collecting wood from outside.

[I want a beardy]

Just wondering if you can use pieces of wood from outside?
If so what types of trees are ok?
Do you need to strip the bark off it, soak it in bleach and stick it in the oven for a while? High gas mark or low and for how long?
Sorry for all the questions, just feel like finding a few nice branches for my snakeys without having to spend a fortune!

[xsmithx2]

Originally Posted by I want a beardy

Just wondering if you can use pieces of wood from outside?
If so what types of trees are ok?
Do you need to strip the bark off it, soak it in bleach and stick it in the oven for a while? High gas mark or low and for how long?
Sorry for all the questions, just feel like finding a few nice branches for my snakeys without having to spend a fortune!

what u using it for? if hides.
you can use any type of bark and wood, if its too big to go into the oven what i do it boil a lots of water and pure it over it and then wash with disinfectant and then repeat then leave to dry

[snickers]

Most branches are OK but try to avoid conifers and a few others like yew and rhodedendron which are toxic to humans.

Try to get freshly fallen 'clean', as opposed to rotting, branches. Taking the bark off removes most creatures, then leave until the sap dries out. Bleaching and baking might help but I'm sceptical.

[I want a beardy]

Not hides realy just something for them to climb on.
Thanks ^^

[Jinja]

Fruit trees are fine

[loxocemus]

generally anything apart from pine trees is ok, a soak in a strong bleach solution overnight will kill anything, i wouldnt bother with the oven step unless u want them "insta-dried" i like the bark but some people remove it, its a taste thing, the only other thing to avoid is really rotten wood, its just a pain all round, if u keep the bark give a good scrub with a coarse pad of some type, if u do strip the bark, keep the pieces, they make a nice touch for the bottom and gives them something to muck about in.

rgds
edward

Originally Posted by I want a beardy

Just wondering if you can use pieces of wood from outside?
If so what types of trees are ok?
Do you need to strip the bark off it, soak it in bleach and stick it in the oven for a while? High gas mark or low and for how long?
Sorry for all the questions, just feel like finding a few nice branches for my snakeys without having to spend a fortune!