Shavings Chipsi Classic safe for piggies?

[Elyzian]

Its the only brand of bedding sold anywhere in my area... I researched the brand a bit and it says its made of spruce and fir... so is it safe?? It doesnt appear to have a strong odor of any kind.

 

[sallyvh]

Kiln dried spruce and fir shavings are safe for pigs. As long as it doesn't have a strong scent you should be good to go.

 

[Elyzian]

Awesome. The scent is extremely dull... it only has minor eood smell

 

[CavyMama]

@Elyzian The product info states it is made from spruce & fir which are pine trees. It also states it has a "pleasant" odor. This sounds like it is not kiln-dried so probably not safe for guinea pigs.

 

[Elyzian]

I inspected the shavings more closely.. they have absolutely no scent at all when I smelt (I nearly had some go up my nose, thats how close I checked).

I also found this on the packet:
Softwood shavings.
Hygenic, highly absorbent, dust free and dried, binds unpleasant odours.

So it should be ok if it says its been dried right??

 

[bpatters]

Yes. As long as there's no evergreen odor, they should be ok.

 

[Elyzian]

Ok good... I'd hate to have my new 4 week old girls get sick.