http://www.pleasing4pets.com/wood-shavings-for-your-guinea-pig-cage-173.html Sun, 20 May 2012 19:58:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://www.pleasing4pets.com/wood-shavings-for-your-guinea-pig-cage-173.html#comment-141 Rich Whiting Tue, 28 Apr 2009 19:07:40 +0000 http://www.pleasing4pets.com/?p=173#comment-141 I wanted to add some information to the post about wood shavings for Guinea Pigs. Some of the information, such as avoiding extremely dusty products is absolutely correct. The info about cedar is a little off - phenols are not something that is "used" - they are a naturally occurring aspect of the wood species, and the kiln drying process used to produce the bedding product substantially reduces these phenols. Lastly, Carefresh, which is a product made from the sludge waste stream of the paper pulp making process, is not a hardwood product - these kinds of pulps are made from Pine, Spruce or Fir trees. This bedding has been found to be very poor at absorbing ammonia, and so can expose small pets to nasal and respiratory inflammation. Hardwood, such as Aspen can be an excellent choice, though it does not have the ammonia reducing properties of Pine. www.PineIsFine.com is a website that has a lot more information on this subject. I wanted to add some information to the post about wood shavings for Guinea Pigs. Some of the information, such as avoiding extremely dusty products is absolutely correct. The info about cedar is a little off - phenols are not something that is “used” - they are a naturally occurring aspect of the wood species, and the kiln drying process used to produce the bedding product substantially reduces these phenols. Lastly, Carefresh, which is a product made from the sludge waste stream of the paper pulp making process, is not a hardwood product - these kinds of pulps are made from Pine, Spruce or Fir trees. This bedding has been found to be very poor at absorbing ammonia, and so can expose small pets to nasal and respiratory inflammation. Hardwood, such as Aspen can be an excellent choice, though it does not have the ammonia reducing properties of Pine. http://www.PineIsFine.com is a website that has a lot more information on this subject.

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