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    stall dry for rodents tubs -- keeps down the stink!

    i was at the feed store today picking up litter and food for my rats and they asked me if i used a product called stall dry. well no, i'd never heard of it. so they brought out a bottle of ammonia which they had me stick my finger in. stink! then they opened a container of stall dry and had me stick my finger in that. the smell was gone! totally gone, like there had never been ammonia on my finger at all. i was convinced and bought a bag--40lbs for $18 (which should last a considerable amount of time).

    so what you do is put about an inch of the stall dry into your rodent tubs under the regular litter. the stall dry absorbs the urine and ammonia smell, keeping your litter cleaner and less smelly, which should cut down on cleaning quite a bit. i am going to start using the stall dry tonight and will report back with my findings after a week or so. it can also be used in kitty litter pans, for any rodents, and of course in horse stalls (which is what it was originally made for).

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    Re: stall dry for rodents tubs -- keeps down the stink!

    What a wonderful product. I will look forward to your reviews after you have used it for awhile. It would be wonderful it is that effective inside the cage. Nice find!!
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    Re: stall dry for rodents tubs -- keeps down the stink!

    Hm.. I had heard of this for horses but never thought of it for rodents.. looking forward to your results!

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    Re: stall dry for rodents tubs -- keeps down the stink!

    I'm curious too..with 11 cats in the house, anything that helps with litterbox maintenance would be much appreciated!

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    Re: stall dry for rodents tubs -- keeps down the stink!

    yes, i will most definitely be trying it out in my litter boxes, so i will report back on that also.
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    Re: stall dry for rodents tubs -- keeps down the stink!

    Does it reduce the efficacy at all if/when the rats start into the digging and burrowing and it's no longer in a nice layer on the bottom?



    Definitely looking forward to hearing how it works out for you!

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    Re: stall dry for rodents tubs -- keeps down the stink!

    Quote Originally Posted by Smulkin
    Does it reduce the efficacy at all if/when the rats start into the digging and burrowing and it's no longer in a nice layer on the bottom?
    i'm not really sure--will be part of the test. i would think that it will still absorb the urine and ammonia smell to some extent even if it gets mixed up with the litter, but we shall see. i'm thinking that once dug through and mixed around it may get sifted through the bedding back to the bottom of the enclosure since it is kind of the consistency of sand (slightly larger granules though) so perhaps it will end back up where it is supposed to be.
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    Re: stall dry for rodents tubs -- keeps down the stink!

    Quote Originally Posted by mlededee
    it is kind of the consistency of sand (slightly larger granules though) so perhaps it will end back up where it is supposed to be.

    Sweet - keep us posted!

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    Re: stall dry for rodents tubs -- keeps down the stink!

    My friend used that for her horses for awhile, but she stopped because it was getting too expensive, as they started baling their own straw for bedding and was cheaper. But I saw it in use ofer a period of a few weeks and it seemed to work great! Except it didn't seem to offer any kind of cushy bedding qualities for the horses like straw does; then again, when they eat all of their bedding, there's not much left to lay on, heh.. but I think you're supposed to wet it and turn it into sawdust before use...?
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    Re: stall dry for rodents tubs -- keeps down the stink!

    Gin I think you're thinking of the compressed wood pellet beddings.. those you wet slightly and they decompress into fluffy little wood chip type things that aren't dusty and are very absorbent. Stall dry is different from those.

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