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Old 04-23-2021, 08:15 PM   #1
Imogen
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Default Tiny Friends Bathing Sand?

This morning I received some tiny friends bathing sand in the mail from someone I know, it was a day early birthday present since my birthday is today (as of the UK timezone).

Anyway, I put it in my new hamsters cage for about 20 minutes, he went in it for a good 5 minutes and that's it. He did a few little flips and twists and dug around a bit. However, some reason my mind told me to go look up sand bathing videos on YouTube and I re-watched a YouTubers video with some good set-ups as I wanted some ideas on where to place it.

She mentioned the sand I had received, and she showed some reviews on it from Amazon and I was completely in shock. I'm a little panicked, I hope the 5 minutes hasn't done any damage but I'm wondering if this is true?

I've classed myself as a beginner hamster owner, I haven't had a hamster since I was 10 which was 10 years ago now and I knew they were into sand baths and lots of enrichment etc. and a good balanced diet.

If the sand is bad, do you reckon my hamster is ok with just 5 minutes of exposure? I've ordered a kids play sand bag for £5 which comes with 15kg of sand. A massive difference to 1kg for £3 so he'll have to make do without sand again for 1 more extra day.

Many thanks! x
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Old 04-24-2021, 02:03 PM   #2
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Default Re: Tiny Friends Bathing Sand?

It's fine. There are a load of scare stories on the internet from some time ago - either something that got exaggerated or a bad batch, but it's fine, don't worry I've used it and even wrote to the manufacturer to check what was in it.
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Old 04-24-2021, 03:25 PM   #3
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Default Re: Tiny Friends Bathing Sand?

All my hamsters use this sand and always have. I wouldn't use any other one.

Childrens play sand you have to wash, dry/bake, sieve. Can't remember in which order.
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Old 04-26-2021, 11:53 PM   #4
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Default Re: Tiny Friends Bathing Sand?

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All my hamsters use this sand and always have. I wouldn't use any other one.

Childrens play sand you have to wash, dry/bake, sieve. Can't remember in which order.
Ahh yeahh. I currently have a 15kg of kids play sand and it's really easy to just make sure it's safe. Although, I heard you didn't need to "wash" it with water. Just put it in the oven and let it ride at gas mark 4 (350) which I did and I don't need to sieve mine as the brand here in the UK is all completely fine and no uneven hard rocks.

I was tempted to throw away the tiny farm friends packet but if people say it's ok I'll keep it for emergency use or just give it away to a friend that has a chinchilla.
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