Dust bath questions

[Camry08]

I got some chinchilla dust from the pet store to give to my quails in a dish but my males refusing to get near it and the female is just eating the dust like her life depends on it. Should I take it out? Idk what the dust is made of.

 

[Nabiki]

You should take it out. Chinchilla dust is usually volcanic ash and is a bit too fine for your birds.

You can give them plain old garden dirt, or if you really want sand, get some construction sand at your local hardware store.