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View Poll Results: What substrate do you use in your hamster's sand bath?
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Chinchilla sand
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10 |
71.43% |
Chinchilla dust
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3 |
21.43% |
Children's play sand
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1 |
7.14% |
Fine sand/grit-like cat litter
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0 |
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Other (please specify)
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Uh? Why would my hamsters want a dust bath?
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03-18-2005, 06:04 PM
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#11
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Hamster Pup
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Virginia, United States
Posts: 187
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As soon as I get Biscuits his bin cage I plan on giving him a sand bath/potty. He dosen't have one now simiply because his crittertrail 2 dosen't have enough room. When I do start I will use childrens play sand until I can go to a pet store and get some chinchilla sand. By the way, I think that this is very good thread/debate Emma.
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03-18-2005, 06:29 PM
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#12
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Hamster Addict
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: North Somerset, UK
Posts: 877
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The pasta jars I meant are square sided - they're the posh Bertolli ones that are my favourites!!!
Do you use chinchilla sand or play sand Babyboos?
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Hamster Central Moderator
Owned by Merry, Pippin, Lola & Shirley (roborovskis) Toby & Hazel (syrians)
Missing my angel Phoebe
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03-18-2005, 07:15 PM
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#13
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Retired Moderators
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Scotland UK
Posts: 3,393
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Chinchilla sand
I use Charlie Chinchilla Sand and SuperPet small animals litter balls currently. I spoke a bit about potties/sand baths recently in this Section - check it out here: Does your hamster drive you potty?
I personally think children's play sand is too gritty/large and coarse to really get into the coat of Long-haired hamsters, and my large container of Charlie Chinchilla Sand lasts for ages, definitely less than £1 per week - and I have a lot of hamsters, and baths to fill
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03-22-2005, 08:56 AM
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#14
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Adult Hamster
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Texas, USA (British)
Posts: 310
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Mmmmm Bertolli pasta sauces ....
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03-25-2005, 03:05 AM
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Hamster Addict
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: North Somerset, UK
Posts: 877
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Does anyone know a UK online pet shop that sells chinchilla sand? All I find everywhere in real-life shops and online is dust, dust, dust.
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Emma
Hamster Central Moderator
Owned by Merry, Pippin, Lola & Shirley (roborovskis) Toby & Hazel (syrians)
Missing my angel Phoebe
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03-25-2005, 06:21 AM
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Former Admin
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Connecticut USA
Posts: 2,590
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Cant your order is from someplace in the US? shipping might be a bit more though.....
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03-25-2005, 06:24 AM
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Hamster Pup
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: CANADA !!! and no i do not live in an igloo !
Posts: 168
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This one is actually from PETsMART. Below is a link to the page with Chinchilla sand. I don't know if it's good, but I just wanted to give one that may be of help.
LINK HERE
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Still waiting for my hamster...but i got BETTAS !
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03-25-2005, 06:40 AM
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Former Admin
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Connecticut USA
Posts: 2,590
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Carefresh that's actually the very sand that I use for my sand baths and it seems great to me! it comes with 5x140 gram packets of sand. I find one packet is enought to fill up two large sand baths that I use for my gerbils and Syrian.
I usually buy it when I make a trip down to a PETsMART. This was lasting me a while until I ended up with two new gerbils and a Syrian hamster :P
If they use it as a potty you need to change it more.
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03-25-2005, 08:11 AM
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Hamster Addict
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: North Somerset, UK
Posts: 877
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Shipping from the US seems a bit excessive when I know there's at least one brand made in this country, I just can't find it stocked in any of the local shops!
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Emma
Hamster Central Moderator
Owned by Merry, Pippin, Lola & Shirley (roborovskis) Toby & Hazel (syrians)
Missing my angel Phoebe
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03-25-2005, 08:13 AM
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Former Admin
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Connecticut USA
Posts: 2,590
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Well maybe the stuff you already had is the same as Chinchilla sand as you were saying. If it's grittier but hasnt caused you problems I dont see why you should stop using it?
Maybe you can do a search on eBay... eBay is always a good place to look for stuff.
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