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Jenibelle · 01-09-2016, 07:44 AM

I bought my sand from a company in Canada. I took it all out though because my second shipment seemed to be causing problems for my hamster (but he was perfectly okay with the smaller, testing shipment). To be fair though, I did not see the cleaning instructions from the company nor did I know about having to sterilize, so I just poured the sand in straight from the bag.

It was Sandtastik play sand and I think I'll try again with a smaller area of his cage after cleaning and baking the sand properly.

01-09-2016, 07:44 AM
Jenibelle Hamster Overlord Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: United States Posts: 693	Re: What is the Safest and Best Way to Sterilize Play Sand? I bought my sand from a company in Canada. I took it all out though because my second shipment seemed to be causing problems for my hamster (but he was perfectly okay with the smaller, testing shipment). To be fair though, I did not see the cleaning instructions from the company nor did I know about having to sterilize, so I just poured the sand in straight from the bag. It was Sandtastik play sand and I think I'll try again with a smaller area of his cage after cleaning and baking the sand properly.