Smoker wood chips for isopods

[StampFan]

Just checking to see if one of these products is good for isopod enclosures, or are there chemicals/dangers in the way they are processed? I have some from a product called Cameron's Alder Smoker Wood Chips.

@Aquarimax and @Elytra and Antenna, I'm curious about your opinions.

Thank you!

 

[Elytra and Antenna]

I've used various wood pellet types without problems.

 

[Aquarimax]

Just checking to see if one of these products is good for isopod enclosures, or are there chemicals/dangers in the way they are processed? I have some from a product called Cameron's Alder Smoker Wood Chips.

@Aquarimax and @Elytra and Antenna, I'm curious about your opinions.

Thank you!

Just as @Elytra and Antenna said, I have tried different types with no issues. My favorites are the alder and oak pellets. I learned from @mickiem to soak them...they dissolve into moist sawdust, which decomposes relatively quickly into edible material for the isopods.

 

[The Snark]

The lignin of the wood itself as a binder=good. Formaldehyde glue binder=not so much. Since both can be water soluble it's hard to tell the difference. Being familiar with the odors is the quickest way to tell.

Particle board industries sometimes sell bad batch and imperfect urea formaldehyde glue products as fuel.

 

[StampFan]

Thanks folks! Much appreciated!

 

[moricollins]

Are there specific brands that people use?

 

[BepopCola]

Are there specific brands that people use?

I've only used Traeger oak pellets. I saw the recipe here: http://invertebratedude.blogspot.com/2015/10/making-rotten-wood.html
I never bothered to ferment it for my isopods/millipedes, I just mixed it in with some old substrate with new rotting wood.