This Wood Good?

I saw these wood bird perches at Petco the other day... and was wondering if anyone knows what sort of wood it is, and if its safe for a bp enclosure. Nowhere on the label, or product listing online, does it show what kind of wood it is. Seems like they might be nice for a young bp, or the kingsnake enclosure.

Here's the Petco link to the product:
https://www.petco.com/shop/en/petcos...ood-bird-perch

Looks like this:
https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...7_center_1.jpg

General rule is if it's made out of hardwood, it's reptile safe. The description says it's made from birch wood. You're in the clear.

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Originally Posted by Starscream

General rule is if it's made out of hardwood, it's reptile safe. The description says it's made from birch wood. You're in the clear.

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I might be blind but I read that over a couple times. Says Hard wood, and Bird Perch. Never saw the word Birch Wood. Maybe the phone doesn't show a full description.


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The You & Me All Natural Hardwood Bird Perch easily attaches to your pet's habitat wire thanks to its washer and wingnut kit. You can help stimulate and exercise your bird's feet and legs by partnering it with other perch sizes and styles.

• Can be paired with a range of perch sizes to benefit your bird's foot health
• Natural Hardwood Bird Perch from You & Me
• Easy to install thanks to the metal bolt and wingnut fastener and washers include

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Apparently it's hardwood

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Originally Posted by CALM Pythons

I might be blind but I read that over a couple times. Says Hard wood, and Bird Perch. Never saw the word Birch Wood. Maybe the phone doesn't show a full description.


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Oops. That's what I get for speed reading lol. Totally thought it said 'birch' and not 'bird'.

Yea... I saw HARDWOOD, but never saw birch or anything else. Birch would of been good. I might just give it a try.

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Originally Posted by Starscream

Oops. That's what I get for speed reading lol. Totally thought it said 'birch' and not 'bird'.

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Still says Hard Wood so im sure its fine. What i hate is that garbage " National Geographic" brand Plastic junk at Petsmart ect. ... It beaks like glass when it cracks. I broke one cleaning it in the tub and it cut me like a razor. Great stuff for reptiles [emoji15][emoji86][emoji375]
I use all PVC now and paint it brown for climbing. I use shower curtain rod holders (plastic ones at lowes $1.99) to suspend them.


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Never thought about the shower rods... Assume you mean the tension rods? Gotta try those as well.

Looks like Manzanita wood.

which is excellent, super hard, easy to clean and sturdy as can be :) Very smooth, too !

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Originally Posted by Charles8088

I saw these wood bird perches at Petco the other day... and was wondering if anyone knows what sort of wood it is, and if its safe for a bp enclosure. Nowhere on the label, or product listing online, does it show what kind of wood it is. Seems like they might be nice for a young bp, or the kingsnake enclosure.

Here's the Petco link to the product:
https://www.petco.com/shop/en/petcos...ood-bird-perch

Looks like this:
https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...7_center_1.jpg

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What I've run into is that wood products always get pooed on over the years and you almost always toss them so when I do grab sticks, I usually end up just finding some hardwood branches, stripping the bark, and then baking them to sanitize. That's just me though. Pine and softwoods have sap....so that's a no-no

I used something similar years ago, not sure of the wood, but it was also for birds. It ended up developing mold in just a few weeks. That was years ago when I was, well, less responsible than I am today. So unfortunately don't have a clue what wood it was, just figured I'd mention that so you can keep an eye on it if you try it.

Yep... looks and feels super smooth. Though, it is rather thin for a ball python. Good for her now, and probably good long term for the king snake. My routine is a monthly deep clean of the enclosures. So, as with the other items in there, will do a careful inspection of the wood then.

Which, since we're on the topic, does anyone actually "clean" real wood inside their enclosures? I currently do not, although I do spot clean if anything is on there (which there never has been so far). And, if you do clean the wood, to what extent do you do so?

I throw my branches in the oven each time I do a thorough cleaning. I put them in for an hour or so on 250.