198 reviews forChinchilla Sand
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This sand is a hit for chinchillas and hedgehogs, offering great value and no greasy fur. However, its fine grain makes it unsuitable for hamsters and gerbils, leading to respiratory issues and unpleasant odors. Some users noted variability in quality, with some bags being dust-free and others causing sneezing. Despite this, many found the sand to be affordable and effective for their pets, making it a popular choice for those with chinchillas.
Affordable and effective for chinchillas.
Does not cause greasy fur in chinchillas.
Unsuitable for hamsters and gerbils due to fine grain causing respiratory issues.
07/03/15|Anna
Price is great, but unfortunately the quality isn't.
For the price, this product is really great. Unfortunately, it starts to smell quite quickly, even with seven.
I have to completely change it after two days with my little ones. I have to use less of it, otherwise, it would get really expensive.
Won’t be ordering it again, unfortunately...
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19/04/14|Anke de Be
Really brilliant
This sand is the best I've ever come across. It doesn't create dust like others do, and I can't find any tiny "glitter particles" like in other types of sand.
My three female gerbils love sitting and bathing in the sand.
Additionally, when using other chinchilla sand, I noticed bleeding noses in my girls, which hasn't happened with this sand so far.
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05/04/14|florian
My mice love it!!!!
Not only great for my wallet! But also very good for my gerbils!!!
It's funny to watch them bathe in it, and it's essential for the little critters!!
And very, very affordable!!! Always happy to order it in the 3-pack ;-)
Thank you!
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01/04/14
Gladly again.
It's really great sand, would buy again.
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30/03/14
Best sand!
I only buy this sand now, and my little mice love it! The sand is beautifully fine, doesn’t create any dust at all, and doesn’t start to smell quickly either. Plus, the mice always have lovely shiny fur. The price is fantastic too!
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30/03/14|Andrasta
Price unbeatable, but otherwise meh
The price of this sand is simply unbeatable, and it’s really helpful for many rodents. However, it didn’t quite manage to convince me completely. Like all quartz sands, it doesn’t give the fur a nice finish, but I was already aware of that beforehand. Unfortunately, I noticed that some of our rodents reacted to it with skin redness and inflamed eyes. I’ve now mixed it with sepiolite sand and only give it to the less sensitive animals.
I probably won’t be buying it again.
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12/04/13|Claudia Müller
Bathing sand 3 x 5 kg
At first, I thought it was too fine, but it has to be right for my little hamsters, and they absolutely love it—for rolling around in, digging, eating in, peeing in, and sitting in to meditate. Super sand!!!!!
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12/04/13|Diego
Always nice and clean
The degus are always very happy when the sand is replenished, and their fur also shines thanks to daily use.
Above all, the value for money here is unbeatable, no matter where else you look at sand.
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11/04/13
Great
The sand is great. My chinchillas love it.
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11/04/13|Wiebke
Super Sand
I ordered this sand here for the first time and I think it's really great. Not as dusty as some other sand and not so coarse-grained.
I can only recommend this sand!
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11/04/13|Svenja Thielsch
Traps odours well
I use the sand as bathing and toilet sand for my gerbils. I've already ordered it twice so far. It traps odours perfectly and the 5 kg packs are easy to store. Unfortunately, during the first delivery, one of the bags was torn, so I ended up with sand all over the hallway. At the moment, I'm using bird sand, and the terrarium just reeks, so I'll be switching back to this sand again.
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06/01/13|Ida Hoensis
Quartz, sepiolite & the small but significant differences in sand
I am a rabbit owner and wanted to provide my long-eared friends with a digging box. Pets kept indoors absolutely need to satisfy their digging instincts! Just like cats need to fulfil their scratching instincts! For a year, I used Multifit chinchilla sand for this purpose. The rabbits' fur became wonderfully silky, they loved this sand and enjoyed bathing in it. However, this sand is quite expensive (since, of course, the bath also doubles as a toilet), so I switched to very cheap children's play sand. This was accepted immediately, but: its absorbency is zero. So occasionally, I mixed in the expensive chinchilla sand.
Now I’ve ordered this very affordable sand here. Everything arrived intact, although DPD clearly played football with my huge box, patched it up 20 times with tape, and the cardboard was almost completely torn apart. The sand only had a tiny hole in one bag. The colour is wonderful. It’s great for decorative purposes. My bunnies immediately liked it too; they rolled around, bathed – and peed. In the meantime, I’ve read that quartz sand has virtually no absorbent properties. I regularly sift the sand with a cat litter scoop to make it last longer, with a large nappy underneath. Still, after a few weeks of day-and-night use, you notice that the "secret" of the more expensive chinchilla sand is simply its absorbency and clumping ability. This makes it much easier to sift out the waste. The fur doesn’t shine as noticeably as with the pricier sand.
So, to sum up: if you have the discipline and time to regularly sift and rearrange the sand, it will last a long time. However, it doesn’t hold up well against rabbit waste. Nevertheless, I’m giving 4 stars because the sand quality is very good, it doesn’t smell, hardly produces any dust (!!!), and the price is truly unbeatable!
For more sand-related information, search for the terms "Sepiolite," "Quartz sand," and "Chinchilla sand" on Google and get well-informed! It’s really worth it!
And to all rabbit owners: bird sand or aquarium sand are deadly for rabbits! Stay away! Better to try this sand – it’s affordable and, in an emergency, can still be used for many decorative purposes!
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28/12/12
Perfect.
Was packaged brilliantly, and everything was in INTACT bags.
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17/11/12
Absolutely love it, always happy to come back!
*bathe in it
*do their business in it
*is gladly used, very affordable
*price-performance ratio is great
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11/09/12|anne
It's alright.
So, it's quite good overall, but if an animal pees in it, you end up having to throw away so much at once. It gets wet and mushy really quickly. I've now switched to JR Farm Chinchilla Sand Special, which is more economical, clumps better, and only needs to be replaced where it got wet. You quickly make up for the price difference.
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02/08/12
My chinchillas love it!
Quite the opposite of the highly praised sand from JR Farm, which my chinchillas don’t like at all, they absolutely love this one! And contrary to all claims that this quartz sand is far too sharp-edged for chinchillas, I’ve personally found that even after 2 years, it hasn’t damaged my chinchillas’ fur (I think such a period is enough to make a judgement on this). I now also like to use it in combination with a bit of Blue Cloud bath additive – they’re even more enthusiastic about it then, but it works perfectly fine without it too. I think chinchillas themselves know best which sand suits them and which doesn’t, so they’ll either choose a different one or stick with this one.
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12/07/12|vepineu
Good and affordable
My two gerbils love the sand. At first, I thought it was another bad purchase because my gerbils developed scruffy fur after just one day. Then I found out that they were using their bath as a toilet. I simply tried adding a second bowl, which they happily accepted as their bath. Now their fur is back to being perfectly fine.
One point deducted because the sand gets damp very quickly when exposed to the animals' urine, which doesn’t happen with more expensive options.
As for damaged bags, I can’t agree with that. I was very satisfied.
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05/06/12|Nici
Super *thumbs up*
The sand is perfect for my gerbils. They love this sand. Their fur is soft, not greasy or scruffy.
Tiny downside: The packaging sometimes has tiny holes where the sand trickles out :S
Still, I absolutely recommend the sand!!! (:
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05/06/12|A. Pester
Great value for money
Super quality and great price.
My hamster lady loves this bathing sand.
I always buy the bathing sand from Zooplus and have always been very satisfied so far.
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05/06/12|Angelika Burger
Super Sand!
I ordered the sand for my dwarf rabbits. It's a great product.
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