Sand bath for long haired syrians?

Heather · 03-05-2015, 01:07 AM

At the weekend I brought home Albert and Basil - two long haired syrians which I totally fell in love with (I've always had a real soft spot for the long haired ones but I've rarely seen them for sale where I live, so choosing between the two was a total nightmare for me.. hence having both of them).

Should I give them a sand bath? I was watching videos on their care and I heard mixed reviews on how best to care for them. I imagined that the sand would just get stuck in their fur and hadn't really considered giving them one, until somebody reccomended it. So I thought I'd check here what other people with long haired syrians do?

Willow Wisp · 03-05-2015, 02:08 AM

Two new babies?? Have I missed something here?? Congratulations

I need pictures

Never having had LH males I can't answer your question, I have 2 LH females who love their baths but that's not the same

I'm sure someone else will be along soon

Heather · 03-05-2015, 02:14 AM

Haha! Yep, two! Thank you

. I knew that spare Barney wouldn't stay empty for long...

New Additions..

Willow Wisp · 03-05-2015, 02:21 AM

Found it, thank you

Spare cages, yes they really are a worry because they just have to be filled lol

Heather · 03-05-2015, 02:32 AM

I have a few large plastic boxes I keep on stand by as spare too - they really are supposed to be back ups in case my roborovskis fall out, but it's just so much temptation! I've ended up ordering another Barney cage for Basil. I can't find any mesh which doesn't feel rough and horrible so I really don't like bin cages for syrians (with the robos I'd be happy to just leave the lids off)

Willow Wisp · 03-05-2015, 02:39 AM

Where on earth are you going to put all these Barneys they aren't small cages lol

Heather · 03-05-2015, 02:46 AM

I know! I have a hamster heaven and a barney in my bedroom; a barney, zoozone 2 and a tank in the 'office'. It will probably have to go in my bedroom, after quite a bit of rearranging! I thought with a bin cage I could probably stack it because it's lighter. I don't think I'd stack two barneys though, just because I know the bases aren't the strongest.

Heather · 03-05-2015, 02:47 AM

I really am a bit limited on space - we have a cat and a dog too, so having two rooms which they are now banned from feels a bit mean, I can't turn another room into a hamster room!

cypher · 03-05-2015, 03:37 AM

Total hammie madness lol! I like it

Heather · 03-05-2015, 05:16 AM

Haha it really is! I plan to clean them all out this weekend so I'll start a thread then giving an overview of them all