Alternative branch treatment

[wildlifewarrior]

Originally Posted by Jo81

Excellent

Maybe I'm being lazy but what are considered safe species of tree and what isn't? I know a couple that aren't but as I'm never 100% I stear clear of collecting my own branches.

this might help you to some degree
Bird; Birds: Safe, Toxic Trees, Woods. Safe Tree Wood. Parrots. Parrot cages.

[fjfenton]

Another informative post by wildlifewarrior ...worthy of a sticky I think!


PS cute dog

[wildlifewarrior]

Originally Posted by fjfenton

Another informative post by wildlifewarrior ...worthy of a sticky I think!


PS cute dog

cheers

yep she is rather cute,even for a mutt

[foggy01.1983]

Great post worth being a sticky ive been lookin for weeks for this lol

[wildlifewarrior]

Originally Posted by foggy01.1983

Great post worth being a sticky ive been lookin for weeks for this lol

cheers


hope it helps

[ShellsAngel]

if plum tree wood is dangerous for rabbits is it safe for snakes?

[wildlifewarrior]

i wouldnt have risked it personally

[snickers]

Avoid conifers, in fact anything with needles instead of leaves. Having said that I used to have a really good branch I found in one of the wildlife parks and I'm sure it was from a conifer. Never caused a problem.


I agree that cutting green wood and drying it out is the key. I leave it in the garage to dry out for few weeks.

I prefer to remove the bark though as that will remove most critters and any pollution from roads or sprays. I just give the branches a good scrub and a hose down. So long as the wood underneath is sound there's very little chance of problems.

I used some wood in a spider setup that was a bit more humid than my snake setups and it caused all sorts of problems. My method may only work in dry setups?

[chondro13]

Spot on! Sticky me thinks!

[wildlifewarrior]

thank you