varanio;4678858; said:
Its not fine, pressure treated wood is not meant to be used indoors at all.
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Its not fine, pressure treated wood is not meant to be used indoors at all.
Oscarum monstruoso;4679159; said:
How is it not fine? You have to give me a better reason why it's not ok to use it. Here are four reasons why I think it's ok
http://forums.kingsnake.com/viewarch.php?id=1517406,1517406&key=2008
http://forums.kingsnake.com/viewarch.php?id=1436713,1436738&key=2007
http://forums.kingsnake.com/viewarch.php?id=1436713,1436713&key=2007
http://forums.kingsnake.com/viewarch.php?id=1450735,1450735&key=2007
You see this entire enclosure top was made with treated wood, the male and female peach throats live in that enclosure, the female laid those eggs in that enclosure, and those babies were a product of good husbandry in that enclosure that was made with treated wood. So in point it's not meant to be is not a sufficient enough reason to not use treated wood. These animals aren't meant for captivity either so should we stop keeping them?
Pressure treated wood is not the same as it was 6 years ago when it was treated with arsenic. In 2004 the EPA changed the chemical compounds to a less toxic mix of copper compounds. Just google it and see for yourself.
Vicious_Fish;4679922; said:
I was reading up on that but I just didn't want to risk it. So it would be fine if I put the hide back into the tank?
HPIZZLE;4679227; said:
See for yourself, I prefer to be safe rather than sorry:
Pressure treating is a process that forces a chemical preservative deep into the wood. This process makes the wood quite unappetizing to all vermin, insects, and fungus, which accounts for its 20 year plus lifespan under the harshest conditions!
The new alternatives to arsenic-based preservatives.
Your local home store or lumberyard is now selling lumber treated with less toxic alternatives... amine copper quat (ACQ) and copper azole (CA)... though you may find other chemical combinations in specific areas. The reason these new copper-based alternatives are considered safer than arsenic-based preservatives is based on the human body's inability to absorb these poisons. Inorganic arsenic is readily absorbable by the body.
Whether these new chemicals will turn out to be less hazardous in the long term is anyone's guess, but all indications are that they will be. Fingers crossed!
PayaraMan;4680172; said:
There is no universal standard for chemicals used in the pressure treating process, but the chemicals used are supposed to be safe. I dont like to take any unnecessary risk, so I would not consider any chemically treated wood.
Varanio, those are some great examples of pressure treated wood used to build successful enclosures, but that does not mean that it is absolutely safe. The effects of the chemicals may not be immediately noticeable. I simply wouldnt risk it, but in the end it is a personal choice.
Instead of taking the risk me and my uncle found some old plywood we had left from our chicken coop project so we cut that up and made an exact replica of it.
HPIZZLE;4680853; said:
Yeah this lizard was just too expensive and time consuming. And to risk its life over a wooden hide just seems to far fetched.
