Is pine bedding really bad?

I have pine bedding for bunny....and I wondered if its poisonous, or extremely harmful? Thanks...oh, and please at least "semi-professional" answers from ppl with experience!

Is pine bedding really bad?
Pine bedding is fine you do not want to use CEDAR bedding for any type of small animal. When their urine mixes with it it produces a gas that can cause respitory infections and even death.


Stay away from cedar except to put in dog and cat beds to repel fleas.





I have used pine shavings and pine sawdust in my rabbit trays for over 12 years and have never had a problem.
Reply:I heard Pine Bedding is bad,I think it's Poisonous.That's why we used some Snake Bedding for my 2 mouses..
Reply:i've raised bunnies all my life and YES! IT IS VERY POISONOUS! do not give them that for bedding! they might eat it, and die. or get vary sick!
Reply:i used pine on my guinea pig and she lived 7 years. i think its red pine or red ceader thats not good for them.
Reply:I own a bunny, and we use pine chips and they are the best for the aniaml, you dont want to use cedar chips because they splinter and can go in there feet.
Reply:I think that pine bedding is fine for bunnies, I believe it's just hamsters it's toxic for. But I'm not positive, check with someone at the pet store!
Reply:Yes, because its harsh to the lining of their stomache. I gave it to my rabbits and they were sick from it, also you have to change the cage almost every day. It smells pretty bad also.
Reply:Although a bit out of date this resource will help you:





http://www.trifl.org/cedar.shtml





Unless the data has changed, pine is bad IF the individual is allergic to it, but cedar is toxic.





In





%26lt;%26gt;http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17590...





which is


Inflammatory response and genotoxicity of seven wood dusts in the human epithelial cell line A549.


in


Mutat Res. 2007 Aug 15;632(1-2):78-88. Epub 2007 May 21.


from


http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez





notice that all 7 wood dusts tested created some degree of inflammation (and other effects that may not interest you) but that the degrees differed.