Will chewing corroplast hurt piggies

[GuineasGalore]

My mom isn't sure that corroplast is entirely safe for guinea pigs (yes i know everyone here is having great success, but you know moms.) Anyway. I need to know if my guineas will be sick, or worse if they do chew on the corroplast.

 

[Denise]

Mine have never even attempted to chew on it and I see no evidence that they've chewed it while we were not around.

 

[MetallichicA]

Mine take nibbles on it, but they can't bite through it at all... at least, not unless they were REALLY determined. If you (or your mom ) are worried about it, I've heard of people taking those folder binder edges and putting those over the coroplast edges.

 

[loves2travel]

if they did chew on it, is the plastic toxic?

 

[Sierra]

folder binder edges? What are those?

 

[cinn&sprinslave]

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I got mine at Office Depot, it is hard to explain what they are... And I imagine that any type of plastic that is ingested can't be good for guinea pigs. I mean we (humans) don't go around eating plastic because it's not safe so I highly doubt that it is safe for guinea pigs either.

 

[loves2travel]

they are like long skinny triangular prisms with open bases so you can see through to the other end. one edge is slit to slide papers into, it acts as a binding material instead of staples, paperclips etc.

sorry about all the geometrical terms. i just finished math homework.

 

[loves2travel]

yeah, i dont think binder endges will better the situation any

 

[cinn&sprinslave]

they are like long skinny triangular prisms with open bases so you can see through to the other end. one edge is slit to slide papers into, it acts as a binding material instead of staples, paperclips etc.

sorry about all the geometrical terms. i just finished math homework.

lol, yep that pretty much explains it (I didnt even want to try, knowing my expeirience with trying to explain things lol).

 

[loves2travel]

lol, yeah. im really not the best explainer either.

lol.

 

[GuineasGalore]

do you guys have a link to a page on staples or something that would have a picture or something of these binder thingamajigs?

So what would happen to my piggies if they chewed on the corroplast or the binder things?

 

[MetallichicA]

there's very little chance that your pigs will be able to chew through the coroplast. they don't normally continue trying to eat things that don't taste very good.

I don't know if you can see them easily [url=https://www.staples.com/Catalog/Browse/sku_image.asp?PageType=1&SKU=307652&ImageTypeName=Enlarged&ReturnURL=%2FCatalog%2FBrowse%2Fsku%2Easp%3FPageType%3D1%26Sku%3D307652%26bcFlag%3DTrue%26bcSCatId%3D1%26bcSCatName%3DOffice%2BSupplies%26bcCatId%3D13%26bcCatName%3DReport%2BCovers%2B%2526%2BMeeting%2BSupplies%26bcDeptId%3D1305%26bcDeptName%3DReport%2BCovers%2B%2526%2BPresentation%2BFolders%26bcClassId%3D130501%26bcClassName%3DClear%2BFront%2BReport%2BCovers[/url]] here but that's basically what they look like.


Basically, They Won't Chew On It, don't worry.

 

[ChadWPB]

My pigs chew on the coroplast, but they don't necessarily ingest it.

No ill effects. Just happy pigs in a roomy cage.

 

[Starbucks]

the only thing you need to worry about is if the piggies swallow it. it can get stuck and cause blockage.

but my piggies dont touch the coroplast.

 

[ice_on_fire]

my piggies have chewed coroplast plenty of times and they are fine.. especially my girl.. she even ate some plastic once and she's still fine.. ^^

 

[GuineaTV]

CavySpirit has some suggestions about this - my girl was really chewing and swallowing pieces so I glued flat wooden dowels (from craft store) all along the coroplast edges.

 

[loves2travel]

CavySpirit has some suggestions about this - my girl was really chewing and swallowing pieces so I glued flat wooden dowels (from craft store) all along the coroplast edges.

good idea! what kind of wood was it?

 

[GuineaTV]

Balsa wood, I think.

 

[mncavylover]

Cool, just make sure that the glue is 100% non-toxic!

 

[kebboli]

My pigs were chewing too so I went to a few office stores and tried to find those report spine things but u can only get them in packs of 5 and I would of needed lots, so my husband took me to Menrds and we got "edging" for paneling that you would do walls with and it works great!!!! It comes 8 foot long for $1.98 ea. They tried to chew it and couldn't. lol I cut it down and put it on every edge of coroplast around whole cage and ramps.