Bathing chinshill - This is a hygienic procedure, which is somewhat different from the habitual bathing in water. Bathing chinchilla in water is strictly prohibited, as this can lead to the death of the animal. For swimming purposes, special shallow sand is used. The animals are bathed with pleasure, from It depends on their appearance, health and mood.
In natural conditions, volcanic dust uses volcanic dust in vivo, it can also be purchased in a pet store and create an animal of optimal conditions for the adoption of dust baths. For swimming, it is also recommended to use zeolite small fractions or special sand, which is sold in a pet store. The use of a river or other type of quartz sand is unacceptable, since it contains a large number of bacteria, and it hurts the hairs very much, cutting them.
Sand for swimming chinchillas should have the following properties: bactericidity, absorption (the ability to absorb moisture, smell, harmful substances contained in the urine and feces of animals), the ability to suppress the development of bacteria, fungi, mold, swimming sand should be environmentally friendly, not toxic and Do not cause skin irritation.
In order to check the quality of the sand, after buying, put it on the palm and scroll. He should not scratch his hand, to the touch good sand - gentle and homogeneous, leaves a matte dusty trail on his hand. If the water drop in the sand, then it should immediately absorb it, forming a rome. When such lumps are formed in the batch at Chinchilla, it means that it is time to replace the sand. For the prevention and treatment of fungal diseases in chinchillas in the sand you can add a fungistop.
As already described above, the sand must be purchased special, and since when bathing chinchilla spreads the sand around, special checks were invented, allowing this procedure with smaller losses of sand.
Coupling can be ordered in the online store, and you can adjust the old aquarium or a 5-liter bottle for this. For a long time, keep the animal in the sand is not worth it, otherwise he can play there its needs, in this case the sand must be thrown away. If you have purchased a special checkout, then put it in a cage only for swimming time, after which it must be obtained.
Accept the chinchilla to swim there is no need, because from nature these animals are clean, and swimming in the sand is for them the internal need and the necessary sanitary processing of wool.
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