Chinchilla toys- is it ok to make them out of wood from home stores?
Like, a regular piece of wood, scrap from construction such as ends of 2×4’s made of regular pine wood. I have access to a lot of this kind of wood and if it’s not harmful to my chinchilla, I want to make him some perches and chew blocks out of them.
Tagged with: 2x4 • chinchilla • perches • pine wood
Filed under: Chinchilla Persian Kittens
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So many poeple think that they can buy bird toys for chinchillas. This is not true. There are many kinds of wood that are poisonous to chinchillas. Here is a list below of types that are safe and unsafe.
Safe:
Apple
Arbutus
Ash
Aspen
Bamboo
Cholla
Cottonwood
Crabapple
Dogwood -Chinese
Dogwood Rose
Elm
Grapevine
Kiwi
Hazelnut
Hawthorn
Horse Apple
MagnoliaManzanita
Mulberry
Pear
Pecan
Pine (kiln-dried only)
Poplar
Ribbon Wood
Rosehips
Willow (Weeping, Goat or Pussy willows only)
Unsafe:
Almond
Apricot
Aralia Spinosa
Beech
Birch
Black locust
Black lotus
Box elder
Cashew
Cedar
Cherry
Chestnut
China berry
Citrus woods such as orange, grapefruit or lemon Cypress
Elderberry
Eucalyptus
Fir
Hemlock
Juniper
Laurel
Mahogany
Maple
Myrtle
Nectarine
Oak
Oleander
Peach
Pine (fresh or pressure treated)
Pinecones
Plum
Prune
Redwood
Spruce
Walnut
Yew
Man made boards such as plywood, chipboard, blockboard, hardboard, fibreboard (mdf), stirling board
Just make sure it is untreated pine.
yea they love tht but be sure the pine in untreated
Thank you for this information
It was very interesting for reading it 
Best wishes.