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Lilafernim · 01-18-2022, 10:55 AM

Hi,

So my hamster has a sand ‘bath’ but uses it religiously as a toilet. She’s nearly out of sand and I use a non-calcium reptile sand that’s 5kg for £8 which is a great deal really for sand.

Just had a thought to save some money but also change things up, I’ve heard a lot of people talk about coco soil? Or coir? I thought about maybe instead of getting sand getting this as a change as it’s super absorbent too and she might prefer the natural feel of it. Just wondering if hamsters ever use this type of substrate as a toilet?

I just don’t want to replace her sand, then her move her toilet elsewhere and never be able to get her to use sand again.

01-18-2022, 10:55 AM
Lilafernim Senior Hamster Join Date: Sep 2021 Posts: 409	Coco soil vs sand as toilet Hi, So my hamster has a sand ‘bath’ but uses it religiously as a toilet. She’s nearly out of sand and I use a non-calcium reptile sand that’s 5kg for £8 which is a great deal really for sand. Just had a thought to save some money but also change things up, I’ve heard a lot of people talk about coco soil? Or coir? I thought about maybe instead of getting sand getting this as a change as it’s super absorbent too and she might prefer the natural feel of it. Just wondering if hamsters ever use this type of substrate as a toilet? I just don’t want to replace her sand, then her move her toilet elsewhere and never be able to get her to use sand again.