As I was contemplating the use of shelf liner for a few of my cages I decided to do a google search on the safety of pvc. Most shelf liner including duck brand is made of a soft pvc material. I have worked in the plastics manufactureing industry for 13 years now and know of the dangers of pvc fumes. I will include links to some the sites that made me decided against shelf liner. I'm by no means suggesting that your dragons health will suffer on these products, but it is just something to consider, like when making the decision to use sand or not. When reading these links, keep in mind that the heat of a beardies cage likely accelerates the release of some of the compounds mentioned, this is why it is not recommended to drink from a garden hose that has been in the sun.



Links:



http://www.birdsnways.com/wisdom/ww18eiv.htm



http://www.parrotparrot.com/birdhealth/pooh.htm



http://www-unix.oit.umass.edu/~envhl565/hot/hot/plastics.html



http://www.envirodocs.com/vinyl_ie_pvc_dangers.htm




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