Chin Safe wood list?

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Llittlebllonde

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Somewhere around here there is a list of Chin safe wood. I can't seem to find it again.
Help Anybody?
Thanks
 
This isn't from CnH, but here is a list of safe and unsafe woods for your chin!

Chinchilla Safe Wood
apple, arbutus, ash, aspen, bamboo, birch - white, grey, broadleaf,silver and common birch, blackberry, black currant, cholla, cottonwood, crabapple, dogwood, elm, grapevine, hawthorn, hazelnut, kiwi, magnolia, manzanita, mulberry, pear, pecan, pine [kiln-dried], white poplar, quince, rose, hip, sycamore, willow [but not white willow]

Wood has to be prepared correctly, no chemicals, etc. can have ever been used on the tree, so if you come across a tree {any of the ones listed as safe}, please do not take a branch home for your chin to have.



Chinchilla UnSafe Wood
almond, apricot, beech, black locust, black lotus, blackwood, box elder, buckthorn, cashew, cedar, cherry, chestnut, china berry, Chinese snake tree, chokeberry, citrus woods - orange, lemon, grapefruit, etc., cypress, ebony, elderberry, eucalyptus, fir, ginkgo, hemlock, holly, honey, locust, hydrangea, juniper, kumquat, laurel, mahogany, mango, manufactured/glued woods like plywood or fiberboard, maple, mesquite, myrtle {there may be others, so always check if you are not sure}
 
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any of the following: apple, arbutus, ash, aspen, bamboo, blackberrry, blackcurrant, cholla, cottonwood, crabapple, dogwood, elm, grapevine, hawthorn, hazelnut, kiwi, magnolia, manzanita, mulberry, pear, pecan, pine - kiln-dried white, poplar, quince, rose hip, sycamore, willow (but not white willow)
 
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Birch is listed as unsafe wood for chins on exotic pets. So I'm wondering now is it safe or not?

http://exoticpets.about.com/od/chinchillas/qt/chinchillawoods.htm

It depends on the species of birch, the ones listed in the post you quoted are considered safe, but others like black birch are not. It seems to be one of those debated types of wood as to the safety, I and many others have used birch for years with no issue. I'm guessing it's on the unsafe lists do to black, sweet, or cherry (different names same tree) birch.
 
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