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Chinchillas => Q & A => Topic started by: Blondy40 on June 16, 2010, 02:27:40 PM

Title: White Birch Wood
Post by: Blondy40 on June 16, 2010, 02:27:40 PM

Are white birch trees...wood from chopped down trees dangerous to Chinchillas??

Title: Re: White Birch Wood
Post by: RollinEK on June 16, 2010, 03:37:21 PM

From what I understand, any wood that they can chew on needs to be kiln dried. If its a fresh cut, it will have sap in it that could be harmful for your chin. This is just what I have read on the internet, Nobody that I have seen on here, has said it. Worth at least being aware of tho.

Title: Re: White Birch Wood
Post by: Blondy40 on June 16, 2010, 06:53:08 PM

Thank You..I will check it out but that does sound true and definitely makes sense! Thank You!@  ::think::

Title: Re: White Birch Wood
Post by: jmdebb on June 16, 2010, 10:57:43 PM

white birch is safe.. some birches aren't tho so always check, the KD is just for the pine i believe.

if you get tree wood it does have to be processed ..
scrubbed .. to get off any bugs or whatever else can harm the chin
boiled
baked..

not sure for how long..

but that is the process for giving yoru chin safe wood.

Title: Re: White Birch Wood
Post by: Courtney on June 17, 2010, 11:26:29 PM

I bake my branches for 1 hour.  ;)

Title: Re: White Birch Wood
Post by: left027 on June 18, 2010, 04:15:33 PM

Here's a good list.

http://exoticpets.about.com/od/chinchillas/qt/chinchillawoods.htm

Title: Re: White Birch Wood
Post by: Hoppinchins on June 20, 2010, 02:53:13 PM

Thanks for the link! That will def. come in handy!

Title: Re: White Birch Wood
Post by: jmdebb on June 20, 2010, 09:31:29 PM

heres a great link:

http://www.chinchillas2home.co.uk/safewoods.htm

kiind of hard to understand, but you can email them, they are awesome people

Title: Re: White Birch Wood
Post by: Hoppinchins on June 21, 2010, 09:03:21 PM

thanks! :)