ANDREA SPIEGLE wrote:
> Years ago when I was a kid I used that fluffy pre-packaged stuff on many
> hamsters and 2 gerbils. I thought things were fine until I had a
> hamster that ate it and swelled up and died. (Of course I didn't figure
> out what the cause was until later.) If you haven't had problems with
> this type of nest material, consider yourself lucky. Like Deb said,
> it's only a matter of time.
>
> Deb Rebel wrote:
> >
> > >>
I suppose it's only a matter of time just like it's a matter of time before
earth can no longer support such a large human population. I have had 15
gerbils, 6 hampsters, and 30+ mice use cotton bedding without a single
mutilation, much less a fatality. Granted, I did not use the prepackaged
cotton; I used cotton balls that I shredded finely myself. I tried using
toilet paper again and the mother would not touch it. I do not want to
interfere with her nest anymore because a second litter is possibly coming
within a week or two.
It seems that about anything I say or do on here is strongly condemned and
everyone uses me as an example. If this is the way things are, I don't feel
very welcome on here and may leave.
p.s., sorry for the tinge of anger, but I'm annoyed because my car won't start
and now I'll have to possibly pour hundreds of dollars into it, so please
understand. Thanks.
