I Brought some fine white sand from the beach and was wondering if It is safe for my pet rats to play in.
2006-09-22 22:08:23 · 11 answers · asked by Girl Goes Back To The Future 6 in Pets ➔ Reptiles
No...the sand is not clean and it is too fine. Get ceder chips instead or carpet shreds. My rats love the inside of bedding...like mattresses, pillows or comforters NOT down, but the synthetic material. Go to Wal-Mart buy a few cheap pillows and cut them open--I bet they will love it!
2006-09-26 19:36:59 · answer #1 · answered by LUCKY3 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Anything you got from outside is going to have bacteria and other creatures in it that could make your rat sick. If you want to make him a sand box get some sand from the pet stores that they use for reptile bedding.
2006-09-23 07:24:17 · answer #2 · answered by Boober Fraggle 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know. There might be bacteria and sand flea mites in it. It's not really sterilized, so I would check with your vet first. Your pet rats are used to a sterile, clean environment, so they may not have any immunities that an outdoor substance could bring.
2006-09-23 05:13:03 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have good clean sand I'm pretty sure rodents love rolling in that stuff, gerbils do so why not rats
2006-09-23 20:48:13 · answer #4 · answered by Bri 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no i wouldnt put them in that. there can be alot of residue from run-off and maybe even parasites or bacteria. you can buy sterilized sand at most large toy stores. they carry it for their sand boxes. that would be much safer for your pets. good luck
2006-09-23 05:18:11 · answer #5 · answered by dawn 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
sterilize it by putting it on a large baking/cake pan and heat it up in the oven. Gardeners also do this with dirt to make their own potting soil.
2006-09-23 05:20:53 · answer #6 · answered by buddhaboy 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
put it on a baking sheet and heat it up in the oven to get rid of any unwanted critters aswell as bacteria.
2006-09-24 15:37:05 · answer #7 · answered by Matthew L 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just rinse it good and dry it in the sun.
2006-09-23 05:16:04 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO...it can get in their eyes and irritate them same as you shouldn't use sawdust in their cage....... why is this question in 'Reptiles' ???
2006-09-23 06:30:19 · answer #9 · answered by Robyn M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ewwww!!! Get them out! Get them out!! I lay on that stuff!!!!
2006-09-23 05:12:17 · answer #10 · answered by princess_lew86 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋