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04-20-2009, 06:09 AM
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Adult Hamster
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: West Yorkshire
Posts: 388
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Chinchilla dust
I am so angry, I went into pets at home a few weeks ago and asked for the sand stuff you get for chinchillas, as I wanted to see if my hamsters would use it, I said twice that it was for hamsters. Well I was just reading a post on this forum and the stuff they have sold me is apparently dangerous, they have sold me chinchilla dusting powder instead of chinchilla sand. I understand that they are probably very similar but they are selling a product and they should know whether or not its safe. The hammies don't appear to have breathing problems but it could have been very different, sorry for the rant I just don't like the idea of putting my fur babies in danger.
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02-09-2012, 05:39 PM
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PM Fluffy for custom title
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Edinburgh
Posts: 1,575
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Re: Chinchilla dust
I've done the exact same grr its very annoying =/ so online i will have to go to get some nice sand for them, shame about the full bag which has been opened, only realised after a few days but there haven't been changes to the hammys.
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02-09-2012, 06:08 PM
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Retired Moderators
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: U.S.A.
Posts: 6,330
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Re: Chinchilla dust
This post is almost 3 years old You're quite a digger!
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02-10-2012, 04:10 AM
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Senior Hamster
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: TN, USA
Posts: 486
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Re: Chinchilla dust
speaking of sand/dust now that its brought back up... i was curious i have read articles and such about children getting sick from eating sand because of parasites and stuff in animal poop when animals have gone in sand. is that an issue with this type of sand? would such parasites affect hamsters like they would humans? Just curious mostly... plus don`t want to see sick hams.
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02-10-2012, 04:53 AM
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PM Fluffy for custom title
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Newcastle-Under-Lyme
Posts: 3,350
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Re: Chinchilla dust
When using sand pit sand I've always baked it, to attempt to kill off any paracites, but they may mean children using sand pits outside,
for example, at my junior school we had a long jump pit, and cats used to wee and poo in it.
I think chinchilla sand is pumice, so I assume they can make it in a factory from larger pieces? Rather than getting it from a beach etc..
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02-11-2012, 05:32 AM
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Senior Hamster
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: TN, USA
Posts: 486
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Re: Chinchilla dust
yea i hope that is what they do with it. parasites freak me out.
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02-11-2012, 07:05 AM
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Senior Hamster
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Manchester
Posts: 415
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Re: Chinchilla dust
I used the p@h "dust" for years until I read here that it wasn't good. Now I have Charlie chinchilla and if I'm honest I don't see a difference :/
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02-11-2012, 07:49 AM
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PM Fluffy for custom title
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Edinburgh
Posts: 1,575
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Re: Chinchilla dust
^ Also i was googling about it and came across this thread, replied and realised when the last post was xD
It may be a case of like fluffy bedding though, i used it with all my hamsters when i was younger and nver had a problem with it at all yet some people have had extreme problems with it, best to use things they are allowed than use something they aren't just because its not showing any problems...
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02-11-2012, 08:21 AM
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Senior Hamster
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Manchester
Posts: 415
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Re: Chinchilla dust
Yeh I agree which is why I changed. It's why this site is good with making people aware
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01-01-2013, 12:18 PM
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Hamster Pup
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: United States
Posts: 109
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Re: Chinchilla dust
A few days ago I went and got some chinchilla sand for my Syrian, Hamilton, because I wanted to try it out. The only box of sand was way too big as I only wanted to try it, but I bought it anyway. When I got it home it seemed so dusty! Is the sand supposed to be so fine? I mean I can feel the grains in it but still . . . Anyways Hamilton is not very interested in it So now I have a whole box of sand.
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