>Vaseline is not considered flammable because it is not volatile; it >produces almost no vapor. Furthermore, what little vapor there is has a >flash point of 400 degrees. Technically it is a Class IIIb combustable >liquid, similar to olive oil. > >This doesn't really bear on the safety to our little guys, except that >oils with high volatility (most petrochemicals) are dangerous because >damage is caused when the vapors are inhaled and get into the lungs. >Since vaseline doesn't produce those vapors, this isn't a problem when >vaseline is ingested as a laxative. Hi all ~ My point in writing about the problems with vaseline is obvious. It is dangerous. With ferrets susceptible to so much disease *why* put something with even a questionable value into their tiny systems? They are valuable to us, to some like children. I have a problem with belaboring the flammability of vaseline and will continue to say and think it is not advisible to use it at all. Warmly ~ Mary L. Conley, ND, Herbalist Conley Farm Organic Herbs Online Classes ~ Private Consultations www.Herbgrow30.com [Posted in FML issue 4485]