Is pla guinea pig safe ?

I want to make my guinea pigs some toys is pla non toxic ?

Thanks

Natural transparent PLA is non toxic to humans and is used for food packaging. When it is coloured it may depend on what pigments are added.

You could always use your guinea pig as a "guinea pig" and try it

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Personally, I wouldn't do it. While it may not be toxic, he will chew parts off and eat it. The question then becomes can he pass it through his system or could it create a blockage?

Dave loves to chew since rodents teeth dont stop growing. Dave also cant spit things out or regurgitate. He will more than likely chew the plastic and swallow. I'd avoid printed toys.
The way to Daves heart is with lots of hay and grass

Normal PLA filament is not approved as FDA food safe. I wouldn't use it.

There are plenty of food-safe filaments though: Taulman T-Glase, Formfutura HDGlass, etc.

However, I guess this is safe for contact with food, which is different from eating it!

When considering the subject of food safe (or even digestible), you also need to consider the nozzle and hotend which can add contaminants to the final product, left behind by other filaments.

My dog was a chewer and regular had aluminum foil and toy stuffing passing through his system, so I wouldn't worry to much about your guinea pig, especially since PLA is biodegradable (in theory). But if you care about him at all, I would stick to store bought toys.

PLA is only really biodegradable in an industrial composter heated to 140°F (60°) fed with a constant supply of microbes. In normal landfill, PLA takes >100 years to biodegrade.

I don't think it'd be good in the digestive tract of your guinea pig.

thanks Ill stick to giving her carboard tubes !

thanks Nikki