Eating wood

[Godofgods]

Obviously chins chew the heck out of woods. (and anything else they can) But i was wondering about the effects of eating them. (safe woods)

Reason I'm wondering is because i have some left over woods from making their huts long ago. The other day i cut some up into smaller pieces. About the size of a finger. And gave each of my chins one. Something to chew on and play with.

I gave it to them fairly late at night. When i woke up the next morning and looked in their cage i saw these little ... flakes.. of wood. (solid pieces) I thought they were just an over sized hard piece that you occasionally find in the aspen litter. But then i realized it was the wood pieces i gave them the night before. They chewed/ate the heck outa them to the point i didn't reckonise them lol.

So i was thinking maybe they actually ate some of it? And was wondering it it could be harmful that way. (i haven't given them any More since then)

 

[ChinnyMom]

as long as it was a type of chin safe wood i wouldn't worry one bit. they most likely just destroyed the pieces to itty bitty bits without eating any of it.

 

[Godofgods]

it was the left over poplar. Same as the hut was made out of. I was in shock over how much and how fast they desimated those peices

 

[ChinnyMom]

house beavers, i tell ya...... house beavers! lol.