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01-11-2018, 11:27 AM
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Newborn Pup
Join Date: Apr 2017
Location: Maryland
Posts: 27
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Sand Bath Question
My Fiance recently bought hermit crab sand for the ham's sand baths ONLY. Is this suitable to use, and if not can you please provide information as to why not. I honestly do not want to use it, I use children's play sand.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00NG61JS2
Last edited by upintothestarsxx; 01-11-2018 at 11:36 AM.
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01-11-2018, 11:31 AM
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Dwarf whisperer
Join Date: May 2014
Location: Wales UK
Posts: 24,789
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Re: Sand Bath Question
To be honest I can't remember why some different types of sand aren't safe for hams but I do know that some aren't so to be on the safe side I would stick to play sand or chinchilla sand.
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01-11-2018, 03:41 PM
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Hamster Pup
Join Date: Dec 2017
Location: Bradford, England
Posts: 63
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Re: Sand Bath Question
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Originally Posted by cypher
To be honest I can't remember why some different types of sand aren't safe for hams but I do know that some aren't so to be on the safe side I would stick to play sand or chinchilla sand.
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certain sands are finer that others. due to hammys bieng so small, they can breath in the dust particles.
i suggest using chinchilla SAND, i put emphasise in the word sand because you can get chinchilla dust and also chinchilla sand. go with the sand. i live in england and they have a pet shop called pets@home [im not sure if they have them where you live] but they send a bathing sand designed specifically for hamsters. i use it with my hammy toffee, and he love it :]
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01-11-2018, 10:49 PM
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Dwarf whisperer
Join Date: May 2014
Location: Wales UK
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Re: Sand Bath Question
It's not just the fineness of the sand & dust problem Brianh96, different sands contain different things (which is the bit I can never remember ) some of which are harmful to hams.
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01-12-2018, 05:21 AM
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Newborn Pup
Join Date: Apr 2017
Location: Maryland
Posts: 27
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Re: Sand Bath Question
Thank you guys, I figured it wasn't good for them but I just wanted to double check.
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01-12-2018, 09:27 AM
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Hamster Pup
Join Date: Dec 2017
Location: Bradford, England
Posts: 63
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Re: Sand Bath Question
Quote:
Originally Posted by cypher
It's not just the fineness of the sand & dust problem Brianh96, different sands contain different things (which is the bit I can never remember ) some of which are harmful to hams.
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thankyou for the info , any chance can get to learn more is a plus in my book.
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