Is Cuprinol Garden Shades Suitable For Interiors Of Hutches?

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I have used it for hamsters and rabbits. The rabbits have chewed their hutch with no ill effects.
 
Should be fine. Most of the real risks with paint are if you are only waiting for the paint to dry before giving it to them. In reality for best safety procedure and for setting up to be long lasting you should also give it time to air and fumes dissipate, and for the now-dry paint to cure. This is about a week minimum, but varies by environment and product.

I can't tell from your wording if you mean they live 24/7 in outdoor hutches or if it's just somewhere they go for outdoor time. But if you're painting the inside you should definitely have somewhere else for them to live while the paint cures.
 
Have you tried contacting Cuprinol ? They should be able to tell you .
 
PiggyOwner said:
Have you tried contacting Cuprinol ? They should be able to tell you .
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While you can't go wrong if you do that, you can also rule out a lot of safe paints by going that way. This is because to be deemed animal safe there's a lot more testing (money) required, and for legal protection if a company can't prove for sure they will tell you no.
 
acapae said:
While you can't go wrong if you do that, you can also rule out a lot of safe paints by going that way. This is because to be deemed animal safe there's a lot more testing (money) required, and for legal protection if a company can't prove for sure they will tell you no.
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That''s the situation I was in. I contacted Cuprinol - and they wouldn't say their product was safe. A lot of garden paints contain fungicides and /or UV filters. The only company I have found that says they have a pet safe product is Protek
 
Personally for hutches I use bathroom paint with yacht varnish on top. Yacht varnish is what mouse/ rat/ rabbit people do as standard, while bathroom paint base layer gives you more colour options and a lighter inside (although the varnish will yellow-ifiy a bit).
 
acapae said:
Personally for hutches I use bathroom paint with yacht varnish on top. Yacht varnish is what mouse/ rat/ rabbit people do as standard, while bathroom paint base layer gives you more colour options and a lighter inside (although the varnish will yellow-ifiy a bit).
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Never heard of it! I normally hear in the hamster community that the safest varnish is Plastikote.

I have used Cuprinol Garden Shades to paint a shelf for my hamster who has slightly chewed it with no ill effects. They make some very pretty colours. I'm sure it would be safe for a hutch, but keep an eye out for obsessive chewing.
 
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This is my double hutch (minus covers). The other one sits on top but I don't have a picture. I love them!
 
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