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Chinchillas => Q & A => Topic started by: Marip on April 05, 2012, 07:05:39 AM
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hi
so for my litters i use akicorn and i wanted to know other thing to put there that doesnt have fungus or anything else cause akicorn is really expensive.
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What is akicorn? Is that a product name? We use pine shavings for our bedding which is the least expensive product I have found.
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What is akicorn? Is that a product name? We use pine shavings for our bedding which is the least expensive product I have found.
yes is the name of the product it is that one made of corn like little rocks made of corn that smells like limon
i tought in pine shavings but that can't have fungus cause of the dust that it has?
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No it shouldn't have fungus, its kiln dried so it's safe to use
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I think you are talking about corncob bedding. That is very dangerous if the chinchilla eats it.
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I think you are talking about corncob bedding. That is very dangerous if the chinchilla eats it.
yes it's that but here is akicorn :::grins:: corncob cobcorn had been recommended to me by the pet store they ate it on the beginning and nothing appened and that wont smell like pee?cause it will be like stew...
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There have been many cases where chinchillas have eaten it and gotten a fatal blockage. I wish is was safer because it is one of the best beddings for odor. It doesn't have the sour smell that pine does when it gets wet. However, with the number of chinchilla deaths it has caused I am afraid of it.
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Just because someone at a pet store recommends a product, doesn't always mean it is safe to use. ::shrug::
I'd recommend just using the pine shavings or aspen shavings.
I have used pine for 17 years with my chinchillas and never had a problem.
If you do a search for corn cob bedding and chinchillas on google, you will find several websites that say that corn cob bedding is not safe for chinchillas. It's okay for other pets but not them. The pine or aspen shavings won't cause fungus if you clean the cage regularly - just like any other type of bedding for pets. Fungus itself can come from a variety of circumstances, whether it is other pets transferring the spores, or bacteria growth in a dirty cage, or even you transfering fungus spores from your hands onto them. Moist areas of the chinchilla's body is where fungus will most likely show up at first (eyes, nose, private area...). Hay can even pass on fungus spores. It's all about having a clean environment in order to prevent fungus. Pine shavings or any sort of bedding, itself, won't cause fungus if the cage is kept clean. :)
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thanks :::grins:: i will buy aspen