Honestly I cant blame evenstar for with drawing. She was merely trying to help with her suggestion. I also have to agree that the pine bedding was the first red flag that popped in my mind also. Just because we have done something before with no ill effect doesnt mean that it cant happen for the first time. i.e. a different brand of bedding, a slip up in quality control at the plant that produces it. What ever ya know. Safety is written in blood. thats a saying we have at my job. theres several things we do everyday the same way every time. things that we have done for decades in my industry. Then one day someone gets hurt doing it that way. Then we step back and find a safer way to do it. The pine bedding is questionable in most of our minds. I personnaly would never use pine kiln dried or not for any reptile! As for questioning her experience level.... I'm at a loss on that. I trust her judgement on boas above most. I understand you are upset about your new baby but still there are more polite ways of dealing with such situations. I also value skiploaders opinions but I have no idea what his experience level is either. All I can say is any advice given should be appreciated and thanked and double checked. In evenstars case she will almost always tell you where to find the info she has just offered if you ask. just my $.02
btw this link was also in the replies to the link you posted.
http://www.wood-database.com/wood-ar...-and-toxicity/
it list pine as an irritant, asthma hazard
now having said that it does not specify kiln dried or not but i'd say why risk it
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