Quote Originally Posted by redshepherd View Post
I'm not an expert on wood, but the longevity/safeness depends on the type of wood you want to use, and also depends on if you use a sealant.

I've only used manzanita and grape wood (the curvy kind found at pet stores) and they last a long time and work fine.

Bacteria buildup and rotting will occur quickly with softwoods.
I was actually wondering about sealants! Is that something you would recommend doing? Or for the woods you mentioned that's not needed? I'm unfamiliar with types of wood myself so I'm not sure how to properly identify woods. Most of the time when I go to pet stores the descriptions are just "natural wood" but occasionally I do see things labeled as driftwood( is that considered soft wood?) or grape wood.

How long have you had your woods for and how do you usually clean them?