Re: stall dry for rodents tubs -- keeps down the stink!
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Originally Posted by Shelby
No.. diatomaceous earth is an important ingredient. It's got a lot of surface area from which the absorbed urine can be dispersed from.. plus that if any pest/parasite walks across it, they die since diatomaceous earth is actually the skeletons of tiny organisms which happen to be very sharp.. not harmful to a mammal, but a parasite will be sliced open and the juices sucked right out of it because it's so absorbent.
DE is actually fed to some animals as a wormer.. some people even use it with their dogs. It's pretty common with keepers of poultry.
DE sounds futuristic and scary!
Re: stall dry for rodents tubs -- keeps down the stink!
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Originally Posted by SnakeySnakeSnake
DE sounds futuristic and scary!
Not at all ... It's delicious on pasta with a little olive oil and helps keep you very regular ... I like to sprinkle it on my pizza!! :carrot:
-adam
Re: stall dry for rodents tubs -- keeps down the stink!
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Originally Posted by SnakeySnakeSnake
DE sounds futuristic and scary!
Except that it's really old. :-P
The silica skeletons of microscopic algae (or plankton? I forget)...they are fabulously gorgeous...look up some pics sometimes.
It also combines with nitroglycerin to make dynamite. :-D
Re: stall dry for rodents tubs -- keeps down the stink!
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Originally Posted by Adam_Wysocki
Not at all ... It's delicious on pasta with a little olive oil and helps keep you very regular ... I like to sprinkle it on my pizza!! :carrot:
-adam
Be careful what you say, it might become the next diet craze.
So if i inhale this stuff do my blood cells get cut up :* scary ?:*(
Re: stall dry for rodents tubs -- keeps down the stink!
LOL.. DE.. the skeletons of diatoms to be precise.. tiny plants.
No, not harmful if you eat it even. :P
Re: stall dry for rodents tubs -- keeps down the stink!
I think alot of litter uses it. I know that in one of the fish keeping boards im on they suggest it for a base in tanks with alot of live plants.
Re: stall dry for rodents tubs -- keeps down the stink!
Edit! I had it confused with something else.. sorry. I thought of the wood-pellet type stuff; this product seems like something different though.
Re: stall dry for rodents tubs -- keeps down the stink!
well after a week in use i give the stall dry a positive report. no smell! before using the stall dry the room housing the rats would get stinky if the door was left closed for the day. i left the door closed for three days, and on and off other days, which previously would have been fatal, but no big deal now. i had my husband come smell the room last night, because he always says it stinks, even if i just cleaned every cage in the room. he reported that it smelled like wood and popcorn. good enough for me!
after a week of no cleaning i do feel that some spot cleaning is necessary, but for a change it isn't because it stinks, it's just because i like to keep things clean. the stall dry has also remained at the bottom of the cages with no problem at all. so far so good. :)
next test: kitty litter box. :meow!:
Re: stall dry for rodents tubs -- keeps down the stink!
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Originally Posted by frankykeno
Hmm I wonder as well if this stuff would be a natural aide in making sure your rodents don't have any little buggie friends on board. We used to by a DE based natural powder for our one Lab to keep her flea free, She had been bred in the Canadian Yukon where dog fleas do not exist so had no natural ability to handle fleas and would go nuts if even one got on her and was allergic to most flea treatments. The DE stuff really worked quite well.
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Re: stall dry for rodents tubs -- keeps down the stink!
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Originally Posted by mlededee
well after a week in use i give the stall dry a positive report. no smell! before using the stall dry the room housing the rats would get stinky if the door was left closed for the day. i left the door closed for three days, and on and off other days, which previously would have been fatal, but no big deal now. i had my husband come smell the room last night, because he always says it stinks, even if i just cleaned every cage in the room. he reported that it smelled like wood and popcorn. good enough for me!
after a week of no cleaning i do feel that some spot cleaning is necessary, but for a change it isn't because it stinks, it's just because i like to keep things clean. the stall dry has also remained at the bottom of the cages with no problem at all. so far so good. :)
next test: kitty litter box. :meow!:
Hrm, interesting. how much did you put in each tub?
