Post by Karma on May 29, 2016 14:55:18 GMT
Has anyone tried diatomaceous earth in their degu's bath sand? I'm thinking of trying it to test if a scaly, dry tail on Darwin and Aslan are mites. Its been gaining popularity in dogs and cats around here for treating internal parasites, fleas and mites. I have found a couple of websites that say it is safe for rodents, birds and reptiles as well and livestock add it to the food a lot for chickens, cows, horses etc.
The plan was to add maybe 5-10% to their dust bath and leave in until everyone has had a good roll, remove and then watch for a few weeks. If it helps then I'll give a longer go - maybe a day a week with the treated bath until the tails look better.
Comparing the tails of my two pairs they look completely different even though their diets and setups are the exact same. Einstein and Herc's are black, smooth and almost shiny/scaly where the other two are rough, dry and a touch flaky. I tried upping their oil seeds to no change and since Darwin was housed with a hamster in wood shavings and who knows about his care before hand .... I don't remember if Aslan's tail looked like before I got Darwin - do you remember anything deguconvert?
The plan was to add maybe 5-10% to their dust bath and leave in until everyone has had a good roll, remove and then watch for a few weeks. If it helps then I'll give a longer go - maybe a day a week with the treated bath until the tails look better.
Comparing the tails of my two pairs they look completely different even though their diets and setups are the exact same. Einstein and Herc's are black, smooth and almost shiny/scaly where the other two are rough, dry and a touch flaky. I tried upping their oil seeds to no change and since Darwin was housed with a hamster in wood shavings and who knows about his care before hand .... I don't remember if Aslan's tail looked like before I got Darwin - do you remember anything deguconvert?
