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Post by sofluffy on Dec 22, 2012 16:20:49 GMT -8
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Post by kirsty1987 on Dec 22, 2012 16:27:35 GMT -8
That is dangerous have you tried to contact the manufacture of the product and show them the pictures so they know its not safe?
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Post by sofluffy on Dec 22, 2012 16:30:25 GMT -8
I doubt they won't already know that pins are in their product.. :/ I will indeed be contacting them anyway though. I wanted to raise awareness on here especially, and am just glad I caught it early on!..
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Post by sofluffy on Dec 22, 2012 16:48:04 GMT -8
I have emailed them.
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Post by flibbletigibbet on Dec 22, 2012 17:11:06 GMT -8
My gerbil has a wooden house (different from yours, but yeah) and she decided that one needed a back door as well and chewed an escape route. And yeah, she exposed a few nails as she worked at it, but I was able to easily pull them out using a hammer. Are you able to remove the pins using a pair of needle-nosed pliers or something?
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Post by sofluffy on Dec 23, 2012 1:47:11 GMT -8
I haven't tried yet. I tried with just my fingertips, but no luck, so when we get some pliers we will try then
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Post by Emilee on Dec 23, 2012 10:18:20 GMT -8
OH NO! I have 3 of these buggers >_> Only little George has chewed it though! LOL xx
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Post by sofluffy on Dec 23, 2012 10:25:55 GMT -8
lol, where has she chewed? Like where her mum and dad have? ^
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Post by Emilee on Dec 24, 2012 11:25:51 GMT -8
Nope! Just the back in the middle x
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Post by sofluffy on Dec 24, 2012 12:24:19 GMT -8
Keep an eye on it, these pins are sharp! I cut my finger on it taking the house out of the tank ¬.¬
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Post by corsagal3840 on Dec 24, 2012 12:34:06 GMT -8
Hi Sofluffy, i have just read your thread, i have one of these houses and have just checked it, as my girls have been chewing it like mad. AND, guess what i found. the start of a pin poking through . i've put it in the dustbin, i'm so annoyed why on earth don't they state that they have pins in. grrr grrr . Thank you for putting your thread on i wouldn't of checked otherwise, so big big thanks . Luckily my girls seem ok, there is only one pin showing about the same length as the one in your picture, will keep an eye on them for a few days now. Dx
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Post by sofluffy on Dec 24, 2012 14:06:08 GMT -8
That is not good! Gerbils can chew/gnaw through things so quick can't they?! I haven't thrown mine away yet, it is sitting on the shelf, but I don't know what to do with it yet :/ If I keep it after pulling the pins out, chances are they will uncover more! -;- No worries, that's why I posted it! I'm glad it has potentially saved a few more gerbils' lives! I know, the packaging when I bought it said it had 'safe glue', but nothing about nails. It's lucky I read Redsky's thread a while back: gerbilforum.proboards.com/index.c....ay&thread=25822because since I read that I made of point of checking my own gerbils' houses.
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Post by catnut on Dec 24, 2012 16:21:37 GMT -8
you have to be soo careful even things that say safe for gerbils. I stick to terra cotta pots and coconuts for Tias' homes. I bought two terra cotta pots at a dollar store once and the paint they used came off on my gerbil,was worried it was dried blood,so even watch when you buy these,and buy at plant stores or Michaels. I don't even buy gerbil treats at pet stores,stick to pumpkin seeds,sunnies,oats and pinenuts to save additives in treats.
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Post by sofluffy on Dec 24, 2012 22:13:49 GMT -8
Mine also have coconut huts
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Post by corsagal3840 on Dec 27, 2012 13:40:26 GMT -8
I decided to take my girl's house out of the dustbin.
I'm going to take it back to the store where i bought it, to let them know how dangerous these houses are to our pets. In the hope they do something about it, or label them properly, saying pins are in them.Because if i would have known i would never of bought it.
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