Is Air Freshener Safe For Pigs?

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I was just wondering as I am still trying to persuade my family to keep my pigs indoors. And if there is any scented candles safe for pigs aswell.
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my piggies are indoors and they don't smell..... they are on fleece and i clean the hay tray and poo out twice a day and they get a full fleece change twice a week ( maybe change in between if they have wet an area bad or something ).... the hay smells more than the piggies !
 
artcasper said:
my piggies are indoors and they don't smell..... they are on fleece and i clean the hay tray and poo out twice a day and they get a full fleece change twice a week ( maybe change in between if they have wet an area bad or something ).... the hay smells more than the piggies !
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Thanks. At least hay smells nice.
 
I believe scented candles contain aromatherapy oils and can be very strong even to humans...I personally wouldn't use them, but then again I do like the smell of fresh hay... :lol!:
 
I've read some stuff that has led me to conclude that air fresheners are not even really that safe for people! I'm no help here... I never use them. They really bug my eyes and lungs. My mother-in-law was addicted to those Glade wall plug-ins and I hated to be in her house, my eyes and throat would burn! For what it's worth, my pigs are indoors and we really don't smell the pigs (unless I'm late cleaning out the cage, which I do once a week.) Mine are on paper bedding.
 
Freela said:
I've read some stuff that has led me to conclude that air fresheners are not even really that safe for people! I'm no help here... I never use them. They really bug my eyes and lungs. My mother-in-law was addicted to those Glade wall plug-ins and I hated to be in her house, my eyes and throat would burn! For what it's worth, my pigs are indoors and we really don't smell the pigs (unless I'm late cleaning out the cage, which I do once a week.) Mine are on paper bedding.
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Ok thanks. My pigs also get cleaned out once a week so it should hopefully be ok.
 
Yeah I've read that your not meant to have fragrance near them and bedding has to be washed in fragrance free stuff (I use Surcare) that's of course if you use fleece and such.
 
Please do not use any air fresheners or fragrances in the same room as guinea pigs. They have a rather small and very sensitive respiratory system.

Please accept that pets and a certain degree of smell go together, whatever the species, in order to allow them their natural behaviour. Smells and pheromones are very important for their social life. Guinea pig boars can produce quite a strong testosterone pong when the teenage hormones hit.

With regular airing, poo patrols and cage cleaning you can minimise any unnecessary smells.
 
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