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Title: Safe/Unsafe Wood
Post by: chinchilla.nikki on April 24, 2009, 09:39:38 AM

Hello everyone....have a question on woods. I  have been doing some research on "Scaley Bark Hickory".  We had a tree go down in a wind storm in our yard.  Does anyone know if that is a safe wood for our chinnies?  I have found large lists in my research, but don't see that one listed under safe or unsafe.  I don't know what else it would be called.  Hickory is a common name.  ::shrug::

Title: Re: Safe/Unsafe Wood
Post by: VenusTheChin on April 24, 2009, 01:47:18 PM

I don't know but I wouldn't use it unless you know for sure it is safe.  ::silly::

Title: Re: Safe/Unsafe Wood
Post by: Jo Ann on April 26, 2009, 06:19:01 AM

 ::silly::  I think hickory is considered a hard wood ...  ::think:: ... if that's the case, I would assume it would not be safe for chinchillas.  That is one wood that I have not seen listed one way or the other, just for safety's sake alone, I would not use it.

 ::wave::  Jo Ann

Title: Re: Safe/Unsafe Wood
Post by: chinchilla.nikki on April 26, 2009, 07:17:09 PM

Thanks...I did search quite in depth, but never did find it listed.  SOOOO, when in doubt, we don't jeopardize our chinnies safety, do we?
                                           ::kiss99::