推 Claireisa:costco賣的是普通細砂(凝結砂)，不可沖馬桶 06/27 16:57
※ 引述《astrology ()》之銘言：
: 由於公司養的兩隻小貂的木頭砂嚴重缺貨
: 所以想請問有養貂經驗的大大
: 是否可以利用貓砂或是兔子的木削砂還代替讓貂貂上廁所呢
: 另外
: 如果貓砂可以的話
: 請問COSTCO賣的貓砂是否推薦?
: 謝謝
總算有關於貂的文章了 ^^"
Litter for ferrets
Judith A. Bell, DVM, PhD
Veterinarian, Author, Internationally recognized expert on ferrets
This article was adapted from the "The Pet Ferret Owner's Manual" for
PetEducation.com and is used with permission from Judith Bell, DVM, PhD.
Ferrets do not cover their stool like cats, so only a thin layer of litter is
needed. If more is put in, many ferrets will dig it out. If your ferret
habitually digs litter out of the box, try putting less in.
There are 3 types of litter available: regular clay litter, fine clumping
litter, and several types of wood products including pellets of recycled paper,
shredded paper, and a mixture of very fine cedar and softwood shavings.
Clay litters: Clumping litter and some coarse clay litters are very dusty and
can cause sneezing, especially when young kits dig and burrow in it, which most
of them do at least a few times. Clumping litter may be so fine that it sticks
to the kits' noses (especially if they have runny noses caused by respiratory
infections) and interferes with breathing. It may also stick to the vulva of
females, causing irritation and increasing their susceptibility to urinary
tract infections. Avoid clumping litters for kits. However, mature adults may
use clumping litters without a problem, because they just walk onto the litter,
relieve themselves, and walk off without either sitting or burrowing in it. It
is not the best choice, but can be used in an emergency.
Some clay litters contain odor-controlling substances such as baking soda and
perfume. Occasional ferrets and cats object to the perfume, and will suddenly
stop using the litter box when you introduce a perfumed litter. It is probably
better to avoid perfumed litter.
Paper: Pelleted recycled paper is very good litter for ferrets if it is changed
frequently. It has no odor of its own, is very absorptive, and is easy to
handle. It is not dusty when fresh, but if the litter box is not emptied of
pellets every time it is cleaned, the oldest pellets start to break down and
become very dusty. Some ferrets love to dig the pellets out of the box, which
makes them break down much faster.
It is possible just to put folded newspaper in the corners of the cage and
rooms that the ferrets will live in, and change it frequently. The obvious
drawback to this is that paper-trained ferrets do not distinguish between their
paper and your unread paper if it is left on the floor.
Shredded paper is very hard to handle when it becomes wet. This makes it
difficult to keep the box clean.
Fine softwood shavings: are available with or without cedar. Commercial cat
litter that contains cedar has a faint cedar smell that does not appear to
bother ferrets, and discourages fleas from entering the cage. The texture of
these products is referred to in the trade as 'wood chip', as opposed to
'shred', which is the familiar type of shavings used as bedding for guinea pigs
and hamsters. This litter is in the form of tiny squares, and is almost
dust-free and very absorbent. It is very light and most kits do not try to dig
it out of the box.
'Isn't cedar poisonous?' There is much alarmist discussion about the toxicity
of cedar. Cedar oil is undoubtedly toxic - so is fluoride, which we use both to
kill rats and to prevent cavities in our children's teeth. The difference
between a drug and a poison is the dose. Baby aspirin will kill a child who
eats enough of it, but given in the correct dose, it is harmless and usually
beneficial. The amount of cedar in softwood cat litter is very small and
harmless to even young kits. All the ferrets I have had in my home (more than
20 of them) have used this type of cat litter. Most of them have lived for more
than 7 years and some for more than 8 years, with no signs of systemic toxic
reaction or skin irritation.
Reference:http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?cls=11&cat=1280&articleid=553
因此建議上是使用紙沙，比較不會有粉塵，造成呼吸道上的影響。
另外根據我的飼養經驗，我認為貂甚至可以不用貓沙，因為其實他們並不會有覆蓋糞便的
行為，而且貓砂量太多，他們會喜歡去挖去玩。
我是用兔子式的便盆，上面有附蓋鐵網，下面用其他東西來吸尿，他們會在角落上廁所，
大便就留在鐵網上，而尿液會流到下面的容器裡，然後我會再容器裡放置一些貓砂，或是
咖啡渣(有些貂會排斥這味道，也可改用活性碳等之類的除臭物品)來吸臭，然後大約三天
就把網子上的糞便倒掉，容器裡的貓砂和尿液也一起沖入馬桶，所以貓沙對我來說的功用
只是在吸尿和除臭而已。
我不知道COSTCO賣的貓砂是什麼樣的，不過大原則就是不要用細沙，貓沙的味道不能太重
(有些貂會不喜歡這些合成的味道)，木削容易發臭而且滋生細菌，如果用木削要常換。或
者你可以考慮像我一樣，改用兔式便盆。
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