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Originally Posted by NibblesTheHam
Play sand, (undyed) is a very popular thing to fill litter boxes with, as long as it's not dust. Like what you'd put in a sand bath, that type of stuff. You could also just use your normal bedding, one with good odor control though.
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I'm wondering, does this mean one should have two separate sand boxes, one for "bathing" and one for toileting?
I am thinking of getting a new Syrian soon (my first one, Chiclet, passed away about a year and a half ago, and I'm now ready for a new one), and I'm in the process of setting up the cage for the newcomer. What I used for Chiclet was Kaytee Critter Litter, but I suspect it's not really healthy and might be clay-based, although Chiclet seemed to like it and never ate any of it that I'm aware of. I switched over briefly to paper pellets and she was never happy with it, so I switched back. (She seemed to love to scratch the Kaytee pellets.) I was thinking of starting the new one on the paper pellets so she would get used to it, but I do hear a lot of recommendations for sand.
I also had a separate box with sand (I used Tiny Friends Farm sand), which Chiclet would roll around in sometimes, but she certainly kept the bathing/toileting boxes separate in their use.
Long story short: Is two boxes with sand for the two uses recommended, or one sand box and one paper pellet box?
