>but i use cotton cloth, not "safe bedding for hamsters. i know that
>bedding. my gerbils tear the cloth all apart. there are no fibres left
>in the cage. only cotton-dust.
>
>bye
>Spela
Cotton cloth is woven of fibers that don't easily break, not
to a hamster or gerbil they don't. The thread is fine, and the
fibers are finer. They can wrap around tight and cut very
fast...or not cut and just choke off the blood.
You are going to sooner or later subject your animals to
a painful amputation or death. So far you have been lucky.
Your luck will run out, and how will you feel when you find
your animal dead?
I hate to be mean about it, but it is a very serious threat
to them. Life threatening.
Forget using cloth and give them the unscented undyed
toilet tissue instead. Please. For their sake.
Besides, if there is 'dust' in the cage, it can be inhaled and
cause respiratory infection too. It's a no-win situation....
Deb
Rebel's Rodent Ranch
>Susanne wrote:
>
>> Hi Spela,
>>
>> Thursday, March 22, 2001, 7:51:31 AM, you wrote:
>>
>> > did you ever seen anything like that happen to a gerbil??????
>>
>> I have seen several babygerbils tangled up in the "safe"
>> hamster bedding at a pet store last year.
>> They hadn't even noticed and were horrified to discover it.
>> The pups had to be cut out with scissors and I'm not
>> convinced they all survived. They looked pretty bad :(
>>
>> I bought some info printed form the net to them and told
>> them not to use this bedding.
>>
>> They didn't for a while, but it's a bad pet store with
>> employees changing all the time and they still sell the
>> bedding to their customers.
>> Actually, all the local pet stores in my area sell it.
>>
>> --
>> Best regards,
>> Susanne mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
