Pine shavings.

[twistedtails]

Is pine shavings ok for ball pythons?? I've been told yes by a pet shop, and searched it online and I get the answer no. Which answer is right?

[waltah!]

Pine is definitely NOT ok for ball pythons as it can be toxic. Aspen would be a much better choice.

[Hock3ymonk3y]

NONONO!!!!! The pet shop is just trying to rake your money, and obviously is not educated or is trying to kill your snake! Pine is toxic for all reptiles, please do not use it.

[Ben Biscy]

even kiln dried is harmful to reptiles. no pine. use aspen or paper, or nothing. no ceder or pine.

[twistedtails]

NONONO!!!!! The pet shop is just trying to rake your money, and obviously is not educated or is trying to kill your snake! Pine is toxic for all reptiles, please do not use it.

This makes me quite angry This is the same reptile shop that sold me a ball that is supposed breeder who wants nothing to do with my females and only eats mice!!!

[pavlovk1025]

Yeah pine is such a no go that I had to put up a thread to find out if feeding rodents that lived on pine bedding was a good idea. Scary stuff, imagine how many people have BPs and dont know any better? 25-40yr life span in captivity nothing, the pet shops are killing off animals and making people buy more BPs.
"Oh honey, our 7 yr old BP died. Let's go buy a new one."
Or the pet stores that are like hey buy hot rocks and UTHs and half logs and put em all in and get the vines to climb on. That way your BP can get burnt, live in toxic conditions and climb to the screen top, burn its nose and fall back down.

Damn you Petco...!!

[Calift]

Nope...and don't let any petstore tell you otherwise!

[unrezt]

Wow I would go back to that pet store and start a ruckus...lol.

[twistedtails]

Wow I would go back to that pet store and start a ruckus...lol.

Well I kind of want to keep the relationship with these guys ok just in case I have problems with the pastel I got from them. I did call though and confront him on saying it is ok to use pine shavings...He said there is all kinds of controversy on pine shavings and the oil amounts are so low that it wouldn't hurt them. He did have a good argument and it was the same that I was wondering....If everybody raises thier rats on pine shavings then woudn't that pose a problem??

[dsirkle]

If it were me I would find another place to do business at.