From:
nibbler_76
Date: 2002-01-16 00:31:00 UTC
Subject: Re: clumping litter
> I heard that because ferrets 'zamboni' after using the litterbox
Hello,
I can't say to not use it or not use it I think without real
scientific testing and perhaps acual personal experiments with
various situations this is still contruversal.
Although I will bring up a situation that I have recently enountered
with my fosters. They were surrendered with the clumping litter and
judging by their lifestyle they spent sometime in their cage so toys
and everything was covered in this clumping litter. With their toys,
they must have played with them near or in the litter as a result
being covered in the clumping litter. I have only had them a couple
of days although they seemed to be poopin out clumps of grey, gritty
balls. I suspect it to be the body cleaning some of this stuff out.
With this situation with playing and putting toys in or near causing
injestion can be a cautioned situation! Personalities and lifestyles
can be considered with personal judgement but I, personally like to
play it safe and believe even a hint of a threat is something to
consider!
Sincerely Vex
there's a danger that they will collect litter around their bums. >
I'd always heard that clumping litter was bad for ferrets, but
recently
> I'm hesitant -- on the one hand, it claims to be safe, and it's
> being advertised by a ferret oriented store, but on the other
hand, it's a
> clumping litter. Is the critical factor that it appears not to
be a clay
> based litter, forming instead "wheat starch clumps"? Anyway, I'm
looking
> for an unbiased second opinion before I compare it's price to my
current
> litter.
>
> Robin Sinex.
> Nevyn, Brangwyn, & Rhodry.
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