Sawdust

You wouldn't think that sawdust could make an appealing pet, but I think you'd be surprised. There are significant advantages that sawdust can give over more conventional pets. · Cheap ? the cost of sawdust is much cheaper in a pet store than that of chinchillas or koi karp. · Plentiful ? when you buy your sawdust you get a huge bag, a whole colony of sawdust if you like. · Available ? At all good pet stores. · Maintenance ? Obviously it depends on how you decide to keep your sawdust, in a glass cabinet, is going to be more expensive than a shoebox for example. · Attachment ? this is lower than with other pets. · Life ...  Read the complete review

We have just gone out and bought some Fancy rats to keep our two year old daughter entertained. After researching on the internet about these rodents and their needs, I came across something I never knew. Rats must not be kept on wood shavings or sawdust as this can cause dust allergies and breathing difficulties, which they are prone to anyway. Pine and cedar shavings: There is scientific evidence that show that wood shavings made from pine or cedar wood are not safe to use as a bedding. These wood shavings give off aromas that are toxic. The oils found in these woods what give it the scent are toxic. When the animal is exposed to these oils the toxins ...  Read the complete review

Sawdust is the main bedding used for rodents. Its made up of cut offs from wood, and is bought from every good petshop, and some farms etc. Sawdust varies in price from around £4 for a small bag, to £2 for a huge bag, it all depends on where you buy it from! I used to buy Pets at Home branded sawdust, which was around £4 for a couple of kilos, which when you have 4 hamsters, a rabbit, and 2 gerbils, it goes down very very quickly, so now I buy it from a small pet shop in Lancaster near my mums home, as its the same price for a HUGE bag, which is exactly the same!!! Sawdust is put in the bottom of the cage of many animals, many people say not to use it for ...  Read the complete review

I have a total of eighteen different manual saws in my garage and shed. They range from a small 'Junior' Hacksaw (with interchangeable blades), through tenon saws and cross-cut blade saws (with fixed blades), up to a large 'D' saw (for cutting down small trees) which also has a facility to change the blade. At one time, saws were produced as craftsman tools, and required occasional sharpening and setting of the teeth, but now, almost all 'rough' carpenters and others who work with wood buy disposable saws. They cost about £8 each and are discarded after one job. All the saws that I own are capable of cutting wood and in ...  Read the complete review

Sawdust is great stuff, the shavings produced when cutting wood can be used as bedding for little animals, butchers shop floors or mopping up the blood of your latest victim. This is because it will soak up hamster piddle and blood quite effectively. Light and powdery, it smells quite nice but it'd hurt if you got it in your eyes. It doesn't matter if you get it in you victim's eye, as they'll probably be dead by then. It can be bought at pet shops and timber merchants but if you think it may draw suspicion you can make your own. Recipe for sawdust: Ingredients: Saw, Plank of wood. Instructions: Saw up plank of wood ...  Read the complete review