Cedar wood

[bryson white]

I decided it was time to upgrade and build a enclosure for my tortoise. After building the walls someone reminded me about cedar wood being potentially toxic. Is it alright to use the cedar as the walls of the enclosure? I keep seeing mixed opinions some say you can and some say you can’t.

 

[Yvonne G]

I'm not expert on the subject of wood, but I'm thinking the 'no cedar' pertains to bedding, not the wood the structure is made out of. I have lots of scrap lumber, and some of it is cedar and redwood, mostly pine. That's all I use to build my tortoise structures and hides. I think the difference may be that actual lumber, not shavings, is kiln dried and so the aromatic oils are no longer a concern.