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Does anyone use newspaper for rats?

Thomas S. Nov 04, 2003 06:45 PM

I was thinking of using shredded newspaper for my upcoming feeder rat project. Is the ink harmful to the rats or the snakes I will be feeding them to? My local newspaper uses the newer non-smudge ink(paper?), most newspapers probably do these days. I'm just wondering if there is a problem with the rats chewing of the paper. I'll be getting the rats this Friday probably and I just want everything set up right beforehand so please excuse all the questions.

BTW, thanks to those who answered my question below.
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JMHO, FWIW, YMMV.

Replies (1)

Sybella Nov 05, 2003 12:51 PM

I've used it for years and never had a problem whatsoever. I do avoid colored ink. I was told years ago that there could be toxins in it so I juse use the regular black and white sections of the paper. I believe that most newspapers are printed with soy ink but I don't know about the colored ink.

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