Quote Originally Posted by wilomn View Post
I would think that the vehemence with which some of those posting have let their views be known that substantiating facts would be but a moment in production, surely hiding on discs and in secret memory caches for just such a query as mine.

It seems that, once again, I have erred.

heh

Who'd a thought?
Known fact-pine contains oils that are toxic and unsafe for reptiles.



Main Entry:1tox·ic
Pronunciation:\ˈtäk-sik\
Function:adjective
Etymology:Late Latin toxicus, from Latin toxicum poison, from Greek toxikon arrow poison, from neuter of toxikos of a bow, from toxon bow, arrow
Date:1664
1 : containing or being poisonous material especially when capable of causing death or serious debilitation <toxic waste> <a toxic radioactive gas> <an insecticide highly toxic to birds>


If your snake dies or becomes debilitated and consequently dies, and you used pine bedding that wasn't kiln dried...I'd say you just shortened the life span of your snake by decades. But you're a facts person, so sorry I dont have a ready link available to appease you.