You've pushed several of my buttons here, but I will
choose only one to swoop on and pounce....
>I stop moving and just stand by the tank, Quark comes
>out to investigate, all curious and wide-eyed. He's an
>absolutely horrible nest builder, but then, I guess everyone
>has their style. :) (Eclipse would fluff up a nice soft comfy
>nest of shredded cotton, tissue paper, and aspen,
Cotton? Like compressed cotton waste, or cotton balls
(looks like polyfiberfill?)?
This stuff can MAIM AND KILL!!!!!!!!!
NEVER give your animals anything with long fibers such
as cotton balls, polyfill, 'fluffy bedding' or compressed
cotton waste; or anything woven fabric.
The fibers can wrap around limbs and amputate, around
necks and strangle, and if ingested, will cause intestinal
obstructions and kill slowly and painfully over a few days.
And even if you've been using such stuff and you find
your animal 'just fine' right now, the odds are against
you and one day you'll find your animal badly hurt or dead
because of it.
Only give wood shavings (pine or aspen) and/or a few
sheets of unscented undyed toilet tissue or plain paper
towels for bedding and nesting material.
Deb
Rebel's Rodent Ranch
