From:
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Date: 2009-07-18 00:44:57 UTC
Subject: [ferrethealth] Re: unexplained onset of diabetes: zinc poisoning
To: ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com
>From my outdoor rabbit hutch building experience, you have to contact the company because you won't be able to tell by looking at the wire. Ungalvanized and galvanized can look the same. But, here is some information on what different types of galvanized wire looks like:
http://www.birdsnways.com/wisdom/ww14eii.htm
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--- In ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com, Ella R <autumn.whisperstome@...> wrote:
>
> I'm sorry for responding to an older post, but how does one know if a cage
> is galvanized wire?
>
> Ella
>
> On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 7:31 PM, Tressie wrote:
>
>
> > This is an older study but nevertheless relevant. These ferrets were
> > poisoned by the zinc powder in their galvanized wires cages when raw meat
> > was pushed through the wires to feed them:
> >
> > Lab Anim 1981;15:45-47
>
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