Quote Originally Posted by SlitherinSisters View Post
Yes it's kiln dried, I figured everyone would assume that? The thicker stuff is for chickens/horses/etc. The finer stuff is for rabbits, rats, etc.

I understand most people wouldn't use pine for rats, but I've been keeping rats on it for 3 years. I've got one female who will be three next month, a male that is probably already three, if not he's really close, I'm not sure what month he was born I got him as a small adult. I've never had a rat die-due to old age-under 2.5 years old, so in my experience, I don't think pine is any more dangerous than aspen/pellets/corn cob/etc. I did bring home a pet store plague that wiped out a bunch of my rats about two years ago, other wise I would have had a lot more rats make it to old age.
I have had to tell numerous people not to use regular pine, so I don't usually assume when someone says pine that they are using kiln dried.
I won't use any pine product period, but that's just me.
I also have rats I can't replace, I can't go around town, and get the types of rats I breed so I just am extra careful with my bedding.
Kiln dried pine has been used by many and is generally acceptable for rats, just don't tell that to a rattery that breeds