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Post by candehllama on Feb 25, 2011 15:57:42 GMT
No idea where to put this exactly, i guess here since i heard that they were bad. but because people like to buy things without my permission, how bad are they? why arent they allowed?
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Post by deguconvert on Feb 25, 2011 16:22:44 GMT
Citrus plants produce a toxic that is deadly to degus, and it can be found in the wood of the plant as well as it's leaves and fruit.
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Post by nickymills30 on Feb 25, 2011 16:53:59 GMT
just another note, due to them smelling so nice, degus and rodents, seem to like to eat it, which isn't good for them xx
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Post by candehllama on Feb 28, 2011 6:25:38 GMT
What if they are kiln dried pine shavings and scented with whatever, apparently just the skin? still bad right? the guy my dad spoke with apparently knows degus and sells these to everyone so hes being pretty ignorant
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Post by moletteuk on Feb 28, 2011 19:22:08 GMT
I think it might make a difference whether its real lemon or a synthetic lemon smell. If it's synthetic it could well be harmless to degus, but it would still be unpleasant for them as they wouldn't like the smell and it would mask other smells - and smell is important to degus.
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Post by candehllama on Mar 1, 2011 3:15:56 GMT
So is anything from a real lemon bad including from the skin? id like to know if possible since he could sell them to more people. How long would it take to affect a degu? to see if others have gotten it and it is harmful?
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Post by deguconvert on Mar 1, 2011 18:24:25 GMT
I would avoid scented shavings, myself. I think it is just to hard to know if it is chemical or natural, or a combination of the two, but apart from that . . . I don't think it is very healthy for the degus to exposed to the scents anyway. The scented shavings/substrate is aimed at the human with the animals, and it designed for those humans, NOT for the animals that will have to live it. I can't see it being a healthy thing at all.
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