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Written by Julia Crab (Kerie Campbell) Wednesday, 28 September 2005. Updated by Stacy Griffith 2016. Here follows a list of woods that can be used safely in a hermit crab environment. These are non-toxic woods that won’t hurt them if eaten. This list, as all the others, is not in any way complete, and will be expanded as new information is received. The list of unsafe woods follows the safe list. Fruit bearing trees are generally considered unsafe. (Not necessarily the fruit but wood, bark, leaves, seeds.) Safe Woods AshAspenBirchCholla or Choya woodCork barkCypress (swamp variety, taxodium species) **not a suitable substrate!Grape vineMangroveManzanitaMaple/Japanese MapleOakPearPecanPoplarSycamoreWillow UnsafeRead More →