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AmityvilleHams · 11-04-2019, 08:10 PM

Heat treating any kind of bone is a bad idea. It makes them far more likely to splinter, and antlers are a type of bone. Because of this, your boiled antlers are not a good and safe chew for any pet. Even the littlest amount of heat can render bone type material unsafe to chew, for the mentioned reason of splintering.

There is also very little agreement on whether or not antlers are even safe for pet rodents in the first place, and I would lean heavily towards the side of caution even if yours hadn't been heat treated in any way.

You can still use the antlers for art or decorating though, so definitely don't let them go completely to waste. They may not be suited for using as chews especially once heat treated, but antlers can be absolutely beautiful pieces of art!

11-04-2019, 08:10 PM
AmityvilleHams PM Fluffy for custom title Join Date: Mar 2016 Posts: 4,545	Re: Antlers? Heat treating any kind of bone is a bad idea. It makes them far more likely to splinter, and antlers are a type of bone. Because of this, your boiled antlers are not a good and safe chew for any pet. Even the littlest amount of heat can render bone type material unsafe to chew, for the mentioned reason of splintering. There is also very little agreement on whether or not antlers are even safe for pet rodents in the first place, and I would lean heavily towards the side of caution even if yours hadn't been heat treated in any way. You can still use the antlers for art or decorating though, so definitely don't let them go completely to waste. They may not be suited for using as chews especially once heat treated, but antlers can be absolutely beautiful pieces of art!