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Post by xdegudivax on Aug 11, 2005 20:15:28 GMT
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Post by diet otaku on Aug 12, 2005 21:27:13 GMT
well, it also suggests feeding sweet potato and carrot, so i'm unsure. plus that suggestion about making hyper-chlorinated water by dropping in bleach seems downright dangerous. even in that high dilution, it seems like the bleach would be harmful (as it would be for humans).
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Post by xdegudivax on Aug 13, 2005 15:32:43 GMT
Yea, that's why I posted the site..Because I was conserned about some of the things in there. I didn't want to try anything without consulting to someone.
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Post by Sunshinemeg on Aug 13, 2005 22:37:38 GMT
That site took several exact phrases from a book I have on degus - How to Care for Your Degu, How to Care for Your Degu (Your First...series) author- Diane Griffiths-Irwin, Julie Davis
I couldnt believe it! I agree about the hyper-chlorinated water, that just sounds dangerous, there is NO WAY I would subject my boys to that!
meg ;D
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Post by Aimeelou on Aug 15, 2005 12:40:45 GMT
Yeah, ive read about the bleach in the water, dont like the odds on that one! I use bottled water, that way i know that theres no chlorine and the rest of the crap they put in the water these days. Where i live i know they put fluride in the water too, so to be on the sfe side, i stick to bottled mineral water. A bit extravagent i know, but i dont think the extra minerals in it does them no harm. Aimee
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Post by diet otaku on Aug 15, 2005 20:55:31 GMT
yeah, i would imagine some of the minerals in tap water would be beneficial, like fluoride.
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Post by Aimeelou on Aug 16, 2005 7:45:56 GMT
I dont think you understand what i mean! I dont think the fluride would benifit them, thats why i use bottled water!
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Post by diet otaku on Aug 16, 2005 12:01:33 GMT
oh, i figured it would help... fluoride strengthens tooth enamel, right? or would that be bad since degus need to be able to wear their teeth down?
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Post by northernstar40 on Aug 16, 2005 12:29:08 GMT
I didnt like the site at all. would never, never, never! put bleach in my water why would I put it in theres?.... just my 2 cents
peg
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Post by shigatsu on Aug 16, 2005 15:10:45 GMT
Before we got our little guys I had been to a couple sites that talked about putting bleach in the water. I was like no way I'm doing that, that's just too scary... Right now we use filtered (brita) water for our boys...
As for flouride, even humans shouldn't be using flouride! It's a posion! It is also one of the main ingredients in many rat posions!
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Post by Aimeelou on Aug 17, 2005 12:58:27 GMT
I dont think the stuf they put in our water is enough to harm us, well not that much! I know they started putting fluride in the water to help people get better teeth If you think thats bad, theres chlorine in our water too- and you can taste the d**n stuff so bad, you can taste it in your tea and coffee!
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Post by diet otaku on Aug 18, 2005 2:33:03 GMT
there's probably a bit of chlorine in our water too... though i can't taste it. what i CAN taste, however, is when the lake turns... bleh. nothing worse that dirt-flavored water.
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Post by shigatsu on Aug 19, 2005 19:34:40 GMT
In Canada (in Ontario anyway), we have to have chlorine in our water too... Uch.... We usually don't taste it nor smell it, but there are days where you walk in and you say "it smell's like a swimming pool in here".... That is true, chlorine is bad too.
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