Colored Aspen Bedding

[Coils]

i agree with what coils said about the dust...not good.
i personally prefer all natural...no colors, no dyes & no scents for my household.
i saw colored mulch when i was shopping for cedar bedding for my snake terrarium & i was like "colored mulch, really? why? wont that dye leech into the ground & cause problems with the plants its around?" [shakes head]
one thing i know for sure...you cant alwaystrust the packagings "claims".

Very true, thats why I'm curious about this and if anyone has any proof it's safe after using it over a period of time ect ect. It would be cool IMO if it's safe, because that black would look awesome with an albino or something you know? Lol, I'm just like that...but i DO always think of the animal first! I would never purposley do anything to hurt their health.

Curious though...isn't cedar much bad for snakes also? I thought aspen was really the true way to go. Or was it pine that's just toxic?

[maverickgtr]

Cedar is toxic to reptiles. Pine is still up in the air; it releases similar compounds to cedar but it hasn't been determined for sure if it's toxic. Aspen is recommended as natural alternative, and desert snow is also very good and what I usually use with much success, though it is very expensive.

http://www.anapsid.org/cedar.html
http://www.reptilecare.com/substrate.htm

[Coils]

Okay thoooought so, but didn't want to come off and knowing something I wasn't 100% sure about.

Shouldn't you not be using cedar bedding in your reptiles cage then?? Dust is one thing, but yeah I was pretty sure I remembered way back when to stay away from all cedar when i got my first ball python!

[maverickgtr]

Using cedar as bedding is bad. It's not even recommended to use as wood for the stand of the tank because the fumes can rise up and get into the tank.


Sorry to the OP for the thread jack, btw.

[annihilator_33]

Using cedar as bedding is bad. It's not even recommended to use as wood for the stand of the tank because the fumes can rise up and get into the tank.


Sorry to the OP for the thread jack, btw.

Not a problem at all, you've been sharing some very informative and interesting stuff