Hi Dejan:
Most of the commercially available Chin dusting powder [ie., Blue Sparkle, Blue Cloud]
is made from some type of clay or cement byproduct. [The exception seems to be dusting
powder consisting of Fuller's Earth.]
On some documentary TV shows, I remember it being said that some people and animals
will actually ingest clay-type soils and that this type of behaviour could reflect
some type of nutritional deficiency.
I wish I knew more details or could confirm this phenomena. Does any one else have
some relevant info in this regard?
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On Tue, 25 Apr 2000 00:41:24 Dejan Pavlovic wrote:
>Hi everyone !
>Our little boy eats chincilla dust daily ...Almost half of his poo is
>consisted of sand (if you press it hard with your fingers - what you find is
>just sand ).
>Otherwise he eats , drinks and acts completely normal .
>His cagemate doesn't eat chin. dust .
>Is there something wrong ?
>Should we remove it (dust) from their aquarium ?
>Could it make any harm to him on long terms ?
>Thanks !
>
>Dejan & Nives
>Maggie , Otto and Laureen
>
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