New kid on the block

[Gypz]

Hi guys and gals I'm new here and my latest family member is Jack a grey squirrel , he was to be raised and released but he will not leave the nest he is just over a year old now in a huge cage in the house of course he runs free everyday, and we are just about to build him a new cage to be easier to roll in and out the house. Jack is not my first rodeo but I have received such great information here new things I hadn't thought about ,and I wanted to be part of this helpful forum!:serene

[Gypz]

Has anyone used Cypress or redwood in their cages or know if these types of wood would be dangerous in anyway ??rebuilding a new cage and I have found this material for free ! Thinking using it as floor and frame and I have huge Cypress branches that I was going to put inside the new cage!

[CritterMom]

The cypress you have is the stuff that is native down there, right? Bald Cypress? That is good and is very weatherproof. I would hold on the redwood - searching "redwood toxicity" shows enough that I would hold off on that. Also, even though redwood is weatherproof, it is really soft wood and they will splinter it fast. Cypress is hard.