before i bought chinchilla dust, i used cornmeal. i find that they eat the
cornmeal while they play in it though, and i also find that the chinchilla
dust i buy has a handfull of sunflower seeds in it to coax them into digging
around and cleaning themselves, but i don't think they need the seeds. i
give them a small ceramic dish of chinchilla dust or cornmeal for 30-45
minutes right before i clean the cages, because it goes EVERYWHERE. a note
on cage cleaning, i normally clean my cages every 2-3 weeks, i use aspen
bedding, and put tp in the cage with them along with some cardboard. within
1 week they have usually gotten everything mixed up and put together, they
rarely change it. i can't wait to get back home to my lil guys!
best regards,
christopher
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>It might be better to not leave the sand bath in the cage permanently- it
>can get soiled with litter and waste and reduce the quality of the bath
>they get. Offer it for a short period of time, maybe 1/2 hour, once a week
>or so.
>
>You may also find that chinchilla dust does a better job at conditioning
>the fur than sand. I've tried both and, while sand is fun for the, it
>doesn't clean nearly as well as the chinchilla dust. I know others also use
>cornmeal, but I've never tried that.
>
>Jill
>
>
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> > From: Christina Mearns <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: Greasy fur
> > Date: Friday, November 03, 2000 2:42 AM
> >
> > Hi everyone,
> >
> > I have 2 gerbils, one of which has quite greasy fur. I was wondering if
>this
> > is usual. They are both 7 weeks old, live in the same cage and have a
>sand
> > bath permanently in with them.
> >
> > Is this normal or is something wrong with her. Apart from that she seems
>to
> > be fine.
> >
> > Thanks in advance for any advice you may have,
> >
> > Christina,
> > Willow & Clover
> >
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