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Candles
Jul 11, 2017 14:31:00 GMT
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Post by degulover21 on Jul 11, 2017 14:31:00 GMT
Hey guys quick question could have a candles in the degus room(also my bedroom). That's the main reason I don't have candles I was so unsure if it would effect them. So I'm asking on here 🙂
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Post by ntg on Jul 11, 2017 15:36:08 GMT
The biggest risk of candles is them getting burned or causing a fire so as long as you keep it far away from them and unlit while they're out and away from their flammable items like woodshavings etc then you should be okay. I have candles in the living room but only one at a time and on the opposite side of the room from the lads (and is also never lit unsupervised).
I think beeswax and soy candles are meant to be the better ones to go for, as there was something going round about chemicals in paraffin wax that build up when lit for too long but I've never really read into it to find out how true it is!
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Post by ntg on Jul 11, 2017 15:41:34 GMT
Just had a quick check and the paraffin thing is apparently just another thing to add to the "things that the daily mail claims causes cancer" list and it must have been a random post I saw on facebook and disregarded as I prefer to spend a bit more money on good quality candles anyway!
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Candles
Jul 11, 2017 17:17:45 GMT
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Post by degulover21 on Jul 11, 2017 17:17:45 GMT
Just had a quick check and the paraffin thing is apparently just another thing to add to the "things that the daily mail claims causes cancer" list and it must have been a random post I saw on facebook and disregarded as I prefer to spend a bit more money on good quality candles anyway! I use the the Yankee candles.
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Post by bouncy on Jul 11, 2017 17:56:27 GMT
I occasionally burn Yankee waxpot things (their equivalent of oils) in my kitchen, and the goos don't seem at all bothered.
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Post by randomname on Jul 11, 2017 19:43:51 GMT
Yankee is paraffin based. I use them a lot, but not in the room with the degus/chins/g.pigs. Candles are a bit of a hazard due to fire risk, & also the act of burning anything releases smoke. You can buy a thingy that warms the whole jar, don't need to light it, much safer. Have you looked at electric melt warmers? I use only soy wax tarts in an electric warmer in the animal room & I always open the window. *confession time* - I have over 150 large/medium Yankee Jars, around 20 Goose Creek large jars & a few Candleberry ones. I also have a 65l massive box FULL to the brim of wax tarts from loads of different companies, probably around £200 worth of tarts! I haven't bought any for a year as I realised i had more than I could burn in my life time! I had a compulsion to buy allllll the melts. Stupid OCD. House smells awesome though
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Post by deguconvert on Jul 11, 2017 21:56:45 GMT
Random, I'm not letting my daughter read this . . . she IMMEDIATELY gravitates to all things candle when we walk through the doors of any store. It's like she has a built in homing beacon for them, LOL!
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Post by degulover21 on Jul 14, 2017 7:53:48 GMT
Yankee is paraffin based. I use them a lot, but not in the room with the degus/chins/g.pigs. Candles are a bit of a hazard due to fire risk, & also the act of burning anything releases smoke. You can buy a thingy that warms the whole jar, don't need to light it, much safer. Have you looked at electric melt warmers? I use only soy wax tarts in an electric warmer in the animal room & I always open the window. *confession time* - I have over 150 large/medium Yankee Jars, around 20 Goose Creek large jars & a few Candleberry ones. I also have a 65l massive box FULL to the brim of wax tarts from loads of different companies, probably around £200 worth of tarts! I haven't bought any for a year as I realised i had more than I could burn in my life time! I had a compulsion to buy allllll the melts. Stupid OCD. House smells awesome though I'm like that with lip stuff like Nivea and Vaseline I buy all the fruity flavours like raspberry, orange, preach, strawberry, blueberry, watermelon etc I have like 50 of them. Everyone asks if they can have one. I'm easy to buy for just get me lip balm 😂
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Post by winic1 on Jul 14, 2017 23:05:25 GMT
When a candle or anything burns, it puts off soot, even if you can't see it going. Hold a metal spoon an inch above a candle flame for a minute, then look at what's on it. Bird people don't use candles because of that soot, and the very delicate and tiny nature of bird lungs (I have finches and budgies, so I hang out with tiny bird people). If you occasionally burn a candle in the room with the degus, it probably won't be so bad. If you do it often, the effects are multiplied.
Had a friend back in college had been in her tiny apartment for three years. A small one room studio apartment. She burned candles constantly. A month or so before graduating and moving out, she decided to wash a wall, because she thought it would be a nice thing to do for the landlord. Well, the room was small, it only had one window down the end, and she liked dim lights, so she didn't really see how dingy her walls and ceiling had become. As in grey. Dark grey. Soot covered. The little place she had started to wipe down was white smeared with muddy soot streaks, against a very grey, dirty, rest of the wall. Oh crap, now she HAD to scrub the entire place, because that one little sort-of-cleaned spot showed the damage three years of candles had caused, and there was no way to hide it.
Candles make a lot more soot than you would think. You just don't see it unless you burn them in a tiny place.
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Post by deguconvert on Jul 15, 2017 17:55:54 GMT
I am glad you have pointed this out, with your anecdotal story to illustrate. They do indeed create a great deal of soot. I used to burn candles all the time as well, but became extremely sensitive to the chemicals released and to the fragrances and had to stop. (I love smelly candles but they can make me sick and headachy in no time flat) When I washed my walls after that, to prepare for a new coat of paint, UGH!! It took me a moment to realize where it had all come from, but when I did I was glad I had stopped.
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Post by randomname on Jul 15, 2017 18:46:10 GMT
To stop candles sooting you need to keep the wick trimmed to 1/8 of an inch (it's smaller than you think) at all times. It'll still give off a bit but not much. A shade can help by collecting soot. Wax tarts in an electric warmer & plug in units don't soot at all, but the fragrance can still irritate our furry friends. I think it's better to use them in areas like hallways where no animals are, you can still smell them everywhere. Also good ventilation is always essential in your animal's room any way, but doubly so if you're using scented air care.
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Post by moletteuk on Jul 15, 2017 19:56:50 GMT
hahaha I thought I was being a misery guts because I avoid candles due to the soot, I don't need to be washing and painting walls/ceiling any more than is absolutely necessary! Plus, I'd be just bound to burn the house down. Plus, we have a wood burning stove and to be brutally honest I prefer heat at the touch of a button over the pleasure of a naked flame + effort. I know, I have no soul.
If I want a nice smell I use essential oils in a little burner with a tiny tea light candle, that way I get maximum naturalness and minimum combustion.
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