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Chinchillas => Q & A => Topic started by: nemue on February 24, 2009, 10:21:47 AM

Title: Wood
Post by: nemue on February 24, 2009, 10:21:47 AM

I know this is going to be repetitive,  but I need a reminder.  My Mom is going to make wooden shelves for the chinny cage, as they chew the plastic ones.  She has a lot of different kinds on hand, but wants to know if there is any they definitely CANNOT have.

Please help!  She's leaving to come visit in a couple days and we would like to know before then.

Title: Re: Wood
Post by: Abby W. on February 24, 2009, 09:42:21 PM

Your best bet is to use untreated dried pine.

Title: Re: Wood
Post by: Jo Ann on February 26, 2009, 11:45:07 AM

 ::silly::  Your best bet is solid untreated seasoned pine wood ... you can't go wrong with that.

Never use:
Cedar, mahogany, cherry, all of the 'hard' woods are always a 'no-no'

Pressed wood is a 'no-no' ... you never know what kind of glue was used ... many are toxic to chinchillas.

Laminated wood is a 'no-no' ... the chinchilla will eat the laminate and it will not dislove in it's intestines, it will cut them the same as hard plastic.

Any wood that has been 'treated' with chemicals is a 'no-no'

Any wood that has been sprayed with any chemicals while growing are always a 'no-no'

I'm sure there are others, but that's all I can think of right now.

 ::howdythere::   Jo Ann