>Corn fluff is dried and shredded corn husks. It's sold by the S.A.M.
company
>at large pet supply warehouses. Perfectly safe, never had a problem with
it.
>
>Cinthia A. Dunn-Izquierdo
Unless it will dissolve with a 20 minute soak, it is not safe.
Even if the package says 'safe'. Manufacturers say that all
over packages of fluffy bedding and it certainly isn't.
Next time I go to someplace like PetSmart I will check it out,
but. Best to err on being cautious.
Deb
Rebel's Rodent Ranch
>> >setup and have raised three large litters this way.I add corn fluff for
>the
>>
>> What is 'corn fluff'? If it looks like cotton batting or polyfill it
>could
>> be potentially LETHAL. Unless it will dissolve into mush with
>> soaking in water for twenty minutes DON'T USE IT!!!!!!
>>
>> Fibers can wrap around limbs and amputate, around necks
>> and strangle, or if ingested, can cause intestinal blockages
>> that kill painfully within a few days.
>>
>> >nursing mothers and they block whatever doorways they want with it.
>>
>> Please, if that stuff is not finely short chopped fibers that will
>> dissolve into a mush when soaked in water for 20 minutes,
>> don't use it. (paper towels and cardboard toilet tissue rolls
>> will pass this test)
>>
>> Also don't say 'oh I've been using it for X time and my
>> animals are perfectly fine'....it's been that they've been
>> lucky. Then one day something happens and you will
>> be devistated. If you want to give additional bedding
>> material, rip up a few sheets of unscented undyed
>> toilet tissue and give them that. Or leave a couple
>> of sheets on the tissue roll...they will delight in shredding
>> it off and carting it away before demolishing the cardboard
>> tube.
>>
>> Deb
>> Rebel's Rodent Ranch
>>
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