Because people will buy it. Laws of supply and demand. I truly wish that stuff was made illegal.Why do pet stores sell cedar and pine bedding if they know it's dangerous for rodents?
For those people who are really serious about this situation please see the answer provided by spazrats.
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Because they don't care. It's a cheap way to make money for them.
Because its cheap. They hope to sell you the rodent before it croaks.
Kiln-dried pine IS safe. The harmful hydrocarbons are removed. Pine has no other harmful substances. (phenols are NOT harmful)
Cedar cannot be made safe because it has oils that cannot be removed in a bulk bedding product without breaking a companie's bank.
Believe it or not, scientific labs often use cedar for their rodents. The same rodents they take test results from and assume are unskewed by outstanding factors. I don't know why.
Most stores will sell whatever they can though. Its up to the consumer to research what product is best. Stores are not to be held responsible for how people care for their pets, no matter how you feel about it. I for one, don't like carefresh, especially on myco-prone rodent species. I prefer kiln-dried or aspen to synthetics.
Why do they sell ';goldfish bowls';? (which are death traps for goldfish)
Why do they sell fish that will get aggressive and huge when they know it'll live in a 10 gallon tank?
Why do they tell you bettas can live comfortably in those little cups?
Why do they keep birds behind glass?
Why do they give wrong information on care and keeping of birds and reptiles?
BECAUSE THEY CAN!!
Because people don't do research on their own.
Because people don't want to spend and extra $2 for good care.
BECAUSE THEY'RE ONLY IN IT FOR THE MONEY.
I have read that it isnt good for them to breath. It irritates the myrco that they all carry. You could use newspaper but the ink my stain the coat of your rodent. You can also use towels, old clothes, anything like that. You can also buy litter online at pet stores. Even good ol' walmart carries bedding that isnt cedar or pine. Some common pet stores are Pet Supermarket, Petco, Petsmart. Hope this helped.
I think that pine and cedar bedding is appropriate for other types of animals. Since they cater to many different types of animals they will probably continue to sell it. It is really up to the consumer to make sure it is good for their animal to use.
I know the large bags of pine, are often supplied for anyone who owns livestock, to cover their stalls in. Cedar can be used in the same setting, to help repel fleas.
They DO need to put a warning up next to the pine %26amp; cedar, letting the general public (especially first time rodent owner who don't know!) know about the harmful effects of these products *especially cedar!!!!* Instead of sit by quietly as people purchase them.
It's because the public is still ignorant of it's dangers. They want the beautiful aroma of the wood bedding to overpower the stench of the rodent (note sarcasm).
It's up to you and me, and everyone here to educate ourselves on it's dangers and inform the public of the same. Boycott the stores that sell the nasty stuff and/or give them pamplets to prove the dangers.
It's supply and demand, as long as the consumer continues to buy it, the stores will continue to stock it. As soon as sales go down, the stores will no longer want to keep it on their shelves.
Unsafe bedding:
http://www.aracnet.com/~seagull/faq/bedd…
Is everyone aware that not only does cedar and pine affect the respiratory system of small animals but this stuff also causes liver damage?
Edit:
Phenols are dangerous to small animals
http://www.hedgehogworld.com/content/vie…
http://www.curiosityrats.com/productlemo…
http://www.epa.gov/ttn/atw/hlthef/phenol…
http://www.geocities.com/draegon_guard/V…
http://ratguide.com/care/environment/cag…
http://www.geocities.com/heavyhitter1.ge…
Those of us who own pet rats even choose to look at kiln-dried pine with suspicion
spazrats
';my life has gone to the Rats';
they sell it to get rid of the rodents. rat and mouse traps are faster.
i know i dont know why they do that either mybe its healthy for another kind of animal???
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