Mopani wood is amazing!!!! I have this wood in all of my cages. It is the toughest wood you can find and when you actually find it in the bush after it has fallen and being sitting in the sun for long enough its as hard as rock.

I recently brought some back for my monitor cages from a bush herping trip here in South Africa and it took us almost an hour to saw through the one piece.

You'll find the wood is actually a grey-white colour (provided it has being cut and standing for a while) this is because it comes from such a hot area that the trees need to be lighter coloured to reflect sun light. They shouldn't have too much colour to them, but leaving it to soak in water for a day or 2 never does any harm.