Annihilation-
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i want to make joe a branch to climb on...my question is...is a red maple a good tree to use the branches from? is there anything toxic in them that may harm the snake?
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quick answer please ^^
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I believe red maple is fine to use. You need to avoid spruce, fir, and pine (although there are many opinions on pine) I believe.
You'll need to boil or bake the branches before using them. I baked mine at relatively high temperatures, something like 450 degrees F, for 2 hours or so, but that's more than necessary. One hour is fine, and half an hour will probably do.
There are many temperatures and times that are considered okay, but all your really trying to do is kill of an harmful bacteria or parasties ion the wood. Any temperature that will do that is okay.
You'll need to boil or bake the branches before using them. I baked mine at relatively high temperatures, something like 450 degrees F, for 2 hours or so, but that's more than necessary. One hour is fine, and half an hour will probably do.
There are many temperatures and times that are considered okay, but all your really trying to do is kill of an harmful bacteria or parasties ion the wood. Any temperature that will do that is okay.
Cat_Eyed_Lady
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not sure about maple.... because they sometimes have sap in them... but I agree that they need to be 'treated' before use, that goes for ANY branches you have in the yard you might want to use. I personally dont use any yard branches for my snakes, I am just too scared of bringing in something.
I haven't heard anything bad about maple, as I said although of course that doesn't mean I'm right 
, but if your worried about sap you can put the branches out and let them dry up before adding them into your set up. The only problem is that that takes a while, but I've heard it works well.
, but if your worried about sap you can put the branches out and let them dry up before adding them into your set up. The only problem is that that takes a while, but I've heard it works well.
Annihilation-
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yea, i have it baking right now...before that i washed it off with steaming water and then ran it over a open burner for about 30 mins... (just high enough not to char the surface)...i wouldnt think maple would be harmful considering that you can eat the sap...and im definitly going to let it sit for several days before i try adding it into his tank, that way im sure all of the sap will be dry...
are there any specific types of woods that are known to be good for this type of addition?
are there any specific types of woods that are known to be good for this type of addition?
Roy Munson
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You can eat chocolate too, but don't feed it to your dog.Annihilation- said:
Personally, I like using grape vines or roots but that's partly because I have easy axcess to some wild grape vines and use those. That's what i use but many other woods are great. grape is what's used by most comertial manufacturers (zoomed, for exaple) who sell climbing wood for vivs. It's great for a viv, and Archimedes, one of my male corns, loves his grape vine set up.
