>I was thinking about investing in a paper shredder to recycle my paper
items
>like mail, duplicate bills (I wouldn't mind the originals either! )
>junk mail, etc into nesting/bedding material for gerbils. Has anyone done
>this? If we don't put newspaper products (w/dyes etc) into it wouldn't it
>work?
>
>Susan
Paper shredders leave a sharp cut edge on the waste paper,
which can cause considerable damage to an animal. (ever
get a paper cut? It's always the sharp cut edge of some piece
of paper or envelope...never a softly torn edge)
If you want to recycle paper, to be safe, you have to rip it up
not cut it.
I use a recycled paper bedding, which looks like old romance
novels and phone books, and it is run through some sort of
shredding process that rips it into soft edged chunks about a
quarter inch (1 cm) or so in size.
Deb
Rebel's Rodent Ranch
