So I don't see a thread here in the debatable topics about use of Pine.
I am curious of peoples opinions on the subject of using NON - Polyurethaned pine for an enclosure. No I have not done this, but I am curious what others think.
I just quickly did some google searches of "Is pine wood toxic to tortoises" and a lot of websites said yes it is. However, NONE of the sites (or any I've ever read while researching my basilisk from 3 years ago) ever actually stated why it is or how it hurts them.
Some say the oils (which btw, wood you buy from Home depot etc, are free of oils). Some say the fumes, which I don't buy. Some others say just contact alone. Most of it being the shavings (pine dust getting into system) / raw pine that are bad. But with no evidence as to why it hurts tortoise.
Purpose of this is. Pressure Treated Lumber, that doesn't rot in rains, is a type of pine. However if pine is toxic, I would have to Polyurethane what I use, making getting pressure treated pointless.
And what woods do people use outside that you don't need Polyurethane for? (Non toxic wood that doesn't rot in rains).
I am curious of peoples opinions on the subject of using NON - Polyurethaned pine for an enclosure. No I have not done this, but I am curious what others think.
I just quickly did some google searches of "Is pine wood toxic to tortoises" and a lot of websites said yes it is. However, NONE of the sites (or any I've ever read while researching my basilisk from 3 years ago) ever actually stated why it is or how it hurts them.
Some say the oils (which btw, wood you buy from Home depot etc, are free of oils). Some say the fumes, which I don't buy. Some others say just contact alone. Most of it being the shavings (pine dust getting into system) / raw pine that are bad. But with no evidence as to why it hurts tortoise.
Purpose of this is. Pressure Treated Lumber, that doesn't rot in rains, is a type of pine. However if pine is toxic, I would have to Polyurethane what I use, making getting pressure treated pointless.
And what woods do people use outside that you don't need Polyurethane for? (Non toxic wood that doesn't rot in rains).