[email protected] writes:
>In article <[email protected]>,
>Dan White <[email protected]> wrote:
>>Hi. I have a chinchilla that gets loose once in awhile and he likes to
>chew
>>on the frame of a futon couch (chins gnaw on wood constantly). I'm no
>>expert but it looks like some of the slats in the back of the frame
>where he
>>sits are pine. Pine can kill a chin unless it is kiln dried. Anything
>that
>>has too much moisture or sap will do harm to these sensitive animals.
>Is it
>>safe to say that any wood going into furniture is kiln dried?
>>
>>thanks,
>>dwhite
>>
>>
>
>If your information is correct, and the chinchilla lives, then the
>wood was kiln dried.
Some tabasco or habanero sauce will stop the chewing and then no concern.
Unless, of course, the hot stuff is harmful to them making it a good idea
to first ask a vet.
Glenna