smelling mothballs

Can Mothballs Melt?

by

Can Mothballs Melt? At 100 °C, camphor mothballs will not melt theoretically, but the other types will. We tested this one time with a camphor mothball and a naphthalene mothball. The camphor mothball did not melt but the naphthalene mothball melted quickly in boiling water. Do mothballs melt in heat? Mothballs are made out of

Will Moth Balls Kill My Dog?

by

Will Moth Balls Kill My Dog? If you’re a dog, eating a single mothball can be fatal. That’s because most commercial mothballs contain naphthalene, a chemical that can trigger brain tissue swelling, kidney and blood cell damage, seizures, coma, and even death, according to the AVMA. Does the smell of moth balls hurt dogs? Long-term