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Old 10-24-2006, 09:24 PM
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our local lakes waterlevel is being droped for the winter.an there is plenty of nice peices of wood free for the picking.lots of hardwood an cedar why can't cedar be used? i really haven't found any thing to back this up just what people have said.not to dispute them but i have found our local treefrogs in cedar an pine thickets.
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its got something to do with the sap, but i, like you, havent had see any hard evidence. i do know its been said that there are certain parts of certain species that are harmless, certain parts of certain species that are lethal, and certain ones that are questionable :roll: that helps a lot huh?

keep in mind that your local herps may be perfectly fine with something that could easily kill ones from other parts of the world though, even as close as state to state.
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what a shame cedar dwood is really cool looking when its been aged along time.
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i think if you find out the species name there is some one over at DB that may be abel to help you out. if you think you can get that info, ill see if i can contact her for you.

btw, I agree, cedar is an awesome untapped resource. i wish i could find out it would be good, as i can get access to all kinds of cedar around here.
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Cedar is one of the best looking driftwood pieces I have seen, but I am a little reluctant to use it with my frogs.
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The problem with cedar is oil. The oils in the wood can be lethal to allot of species. I dont know about frogs but it is almost certain death for most pythons and arachnids. With Ball Pythos I know they can actualy cause suffocation (I lost a Ball Python years ago when I uninformedy used cedar mulch intended for rodents as snake bedding, the oils in the shavings clogged his vents. I came home from school to find him dead).
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Would it not be feesible to stick it in the oven at say around 200-240*F and evaporate all the sap/oil out of it. I have heard bad things about cedar too. It was never made clear to me why though.
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i dont think you could ever bake out all the natural oil in the wood. it would take a lot of time, and effort (repeated soaking and repeated baking) and i dont think you could ever be sure that it would be safe. even though cedar is readily available, and looks good, there ae a lot of readily available safe substitutes.
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What types of wood rot? I just bought some driftwood from the local pet store but just read about wood rotting? Any truth to this about driftwood? Thanks.
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