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| I recently bought a hugh bag of pine bedding for my daughter's 1 year old guinea pig. Now I would normaly use paper bedding for him but I was at the store and found this. I have used pine bedding before with my small pets and they were just fine. But I was wondering is pine bedding really ok for guinea pigs? Also if so is it ok for them to eat it. though I think he is bored and now that it is getting warmer he well be able to go out side. I need to get him some toys to play with. Please help me I want to be sure I have made the right choice in geting the bedding. ( oh insite the pine bedding does smell a bit pine but the bag said no chems in it? not sure if it is kindle dry???) Please help Thank you to anyone who can help me with this subject. P.S. he is a cute little balck and white short hair one by the name of patches for the big balck patch over his right eye  Adding this bit of infor he stopped eating the bedding once I gave him a carrort (which he loves) and also put new carboard in there for him to chew on and he has now turned is attention to that. I think the reason he was eatting his bedding is he is bored and needs more attetion. but I would still like to knwo if it is ok for him. You opions would be very much welcome. Thank you to all.
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i would like to know the same thing, i use pine for my rabbits drop pans is it okay for guinea pigs?
Chill'n with my dog Rocky, my rabbits belle, ulitmate, ruby, spazz and m'n'm! spazz and m'n'm are rubys babies, and my parakeet Lily.
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is yesterdays news the paper or a brand of bedding?
Chill'n with my dog Rocky, my rabbits belle, ulitmate, ruby, spazz and m'n'm! spazz and m'n'm are rubys babies, and my parakeet Lily.
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When it comes to wood beddings, the huge no-no is Cedar. Next after cedar is Pine bedding that is not 'kiln-dried'.
Cedar (softwood) holds phenols (or oils) that are very hazardous to small pets. Pine bedding is a softwood as well, but the phenols are not as strong as cedar. Because they are not as strong, when baked (also called kiln-dried), and so far, there has been no case against pine bedding that is kiln-dried.
Some people do not wish to take the risk of using pine of any kind because there is a safer alternative for just a few dollars more (usually $3 to $4 more), then pine. This safe alternative is Aspen and is a hardwood bedding.
With pine bedding that is not kiln-dried, I have seen animals get respiratory infections, skin irritations/infections, and eye infections.
I have had one customer who stated that cedar killed her rabbit.
I have yet to see a problem with aspen, only that some small pets are allergic, but this can happen with any bedding including carefresh.
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the bedding we have is pine (i think), but it is kil-dried
Chill'n with my dog Rocky, my rabbits belle, ulitmate, ruby, spazz and m'n'm! spazz and m'n'm are rubys babies, and my parakeet Lily.
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| I have been using cheap cotton rugs instead of litter, the boys (Bert and Jack ) seem to like it and stay cleaner than with litter. Bert is a long haired guinea pig and litter of any type is a night mare with him. I buy the rugs at wal-mart and wash them so it is actually cheaper than buying litter in the long run. If you decide to use rugs besure to buy larger than cage size as mine did shrink quite a bit.
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Yesterdays news is a great litter for cats, but it is a potential choking hazzard for guinea pigs, rabbits and ferrets. I think that it is a very bad idea to use it for any small animal.
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| The post that said pine is bad and Carefresh is safe is incorrect on both counts. The "conventional wisdom" that pine is bad because of aromatic oils is outdated and has been disproven. Ask any breeder what they use and the majority will tell you kiln dried pine bedding. Another concern is that Carefresh does a really poor job of absorbing ammonia. In an independent study of various beddings, Carefresh had to be discontinued because the ammonia levels rose to toxic levels so quickly. See the study on this link: http://www.aalas.org/pdfUtility.aspx?pdf=CT/43_04_02.pdf
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| do not give them pine shavings! limke many members have said and i have heard. no no no!
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