>>It is NOT perfectly safe to use pine shavings for Rats! Your rats will eventually develop cold-like symptons (ie. sneezing, runny nose, ec.) and will be miserable and unhealthy.



Having raised rats since the 70s....I can tell you that rats that are totally stressed or borderline health may react initially this way, if they came off something else for bedding. But that 99% of the rats I have seen are just swell on kiln dried pine, especially if they have adequate air flow.
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