CRAP!!!!! Momma Rat Died!!!

[C&H Exotic Morphs]

I just don't see the point of using Pine if it has the potential to cause harm? Even if it's kiln dried I don't see how that would remove the oils from the wood ?? (When I had rats I avoided all pine like the plague so I didn't research much into it)
I haven't bred rats but I've researched breeding them extensively and have kept them but in the pet context so my knowledge is in regards to their long-term health not just making sure they grow up to be eaten by a snake or to breed babies for snake food.

The kiln drying process heats the wood up(cooking it) so it removes the majority of the moisture and phenol oils that are present in the wood.
For those of us that breed rats for feeders we want our rats to be big, healthy and well fed so they recover quickly and produce nice large litters of healthy babies. So if there was a health risk that would jeopardize this we wouldn't be using pine shavings as bedding.
BTW there are also phenol oils in aspen!