I got this list of safe/unsafe woods off of the NZ Chinchilla Rescue website, but there are alot more listed than on the CnH's list.....I trust CnH's list more than this one, but thought I'd check to hear other peoples' imput on these:
SAFE WOODS
• Cottonwood
• Apple
• Willow (But stick with goat, weeping, or pussy willow)
• Pear
• Mulberry
• Crab-Apple
• Hazelnut
• Elm
• Arancariaceae
• Roseace
• Dogwood Rose (Rosehips are healthy daily treats too!)
• Chinese Dogwood
• Horse Apple
• Kiwi
• Pine (Kiln Dried)
• Pine cones that have been opened, free of seeds, washed, baked, and dried.
• Alderberry
• Bamboo
• Grape
• Manzanita
• Hawthorn
• Magnolia
• Pecan
NOT SAFE WOODS
• Woods that’s produce fruits with pits(example: cherry, plum, etc.)
• Cashew
• Birch
• Cedar
• Cherry
• All Citrus woods
• Elderberry Bushes
• Box Elder
• Chestnut
• Ebony
• Sandalwood
• Hydrangea
• Eucalptus
• Spruce
• Fir
• Aralia Spinosa
• Juniper
• Green Heart
• Fresh Cut Pine or Pinecones
• Beech
• Yew
• Oak (bark is safe & is used in remedies & as a treat)
• Teak
• Walnut
• Ironwood
• Rosewood
• Black Locust (bean shell is safe)
• Ginko
• Maple
• Blackwood
• Almond
• Myrtle
• Mahogany
• Wenge
• Chinese Snake Tree
• Cypress
• Tallow
• Lime Tree
• Sycamore
There may be more that have not yet been tested of which are dangerous to chinchillas, so do not depend completely upon this list for your chinchilla’s(s’) sake.
SAFE WOODS
• Cottonwood
• Apple
• Willow (But stick with goat, weeping, or pussy willow)
• Pear
• Mulberry
• Crab-Apple
• Hazelnut
• Elm
• Arancariaceae
• Roseace
• Dogwood Rose (Rosehips are healthy daily treats too!)
• Chinese Dogwood
• Horse Apple
• Kiwi
• Pine (Kiln Dried)
• Pine cones that have been opened, free of seeds, washed, baked, and dried.
• Alderberry
• Bamboo
• Grape
• Manzanita
• Hawthorn
• Magnolia
• Pecan
NOT SAFE WOODS
• Woods that’s produce fruits with pits(example: cherry, plum, etc.)
• Cashew
• Birch
• Cedar
• Cherry
• All Citrus woods
• Elderberry Bushes
• Box Elder
• Chestnut
• Ebony
• Sandalwood
• Hydrangea
• Eucalptus
• Spruce
• Fir
• Aralia Spinosa
• Juniper
• Green Heart
• Fresh Cut Pine or Pinecones
• Beech
• Yew
• Oak (bark is safe & is used in remedies & as a treat)
• Teak
• Walnut
• Ironwood
• Rosewood
• Black Locust (bean shell is safe)
• Ginko
• Maple
• Blackwood
• Almond
• Myrtle
• Mahogany
• Wenge
• Chinese Snake Tree
• Cypress
• Tallow
• Lime Tree
• Sycamore
There may be more that have not yet been tested of which are dangerous to chinchillas, so do not depend completely upon this list for your chinchilla’s(s’) sake.