From:
"Kevin Farlee"
Date: 2010-05-24 14:19:35 UTC
Subject: [ferrethealth] Re:Wood Stove Pellets for litter
To: <ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com>
> I found that instead of
>reading made from 100% hardwood sawdust, it now reads made from 100%
>hardwood and conifer sawdust. I seem to remember there being an issue with
>pine pellets causing a respiratory in ferrets. Is this combination a danger
>to our ferrets?
What causes the problems with pine/cedar etc. are the aromatic oils in the
wood which give respiratory problems.
The pellets are cooked at such a high temperature in the process of making
them that all of these oils are driven off, so they are not the same problem
that shaved softwood would be.
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