Dangerous pet products that should never be used for pets

[CosmicOwl]

Originally Posted by shaunyboy

pine sap is lethal to snakes mate

i use dry pine as perching shelves in my viv's with no issue

as long as there is no pine sap/oil then its ok

if your mulch has the slightest chance of having wet pine sap then steer clear of it


cheers shaun

I wouldn't use pine as a bedding, because if probably isn't kiln dried and the dust would be a problem. That being said, a snake isn't going to die from coming into contact with any kind of pine. Snakes hide in pine trees/under pine bark in the wild, so they have to have some tolerance to the oils.

[shaunyboy]

Originally Posted by CosmicOwl

I wouldn't use pine as a bedding, because if probably isn't kiln dried and the dust would be a problem. That being said, a snake isn't going to die from coming into contact with any kind of pine. Snakes hide in pine trees/under pine bark in the wild, so they have to have some tolerance to the oils.

the problem with pine is the phenols in the sap - its this that is toxic.
Out in the wild they're in a big open space and not in a tiny box with tiny vents in someones house where theres no escape from it.

cheers shaun