Dust bath

[deldeer]

They have more manners than some people I know!

Sooo true

 

[rosemarythyme]

If they like the bath you provide, they will use it. And... they'll still dig some craters elsewhere. But it may help minimize the number/size of craters, so that's not a bad thing.

 

[deldeer]

The dust bath worked!

 

[Noreaster Egger]

Mine like to bathe in my garden beds when free ranging so I built them a “garden bed” in their run. They have a couple of big storage bins in the enclosed run during the winter that they use as well. I fill themup with top soil in the fall and by winter they’ve dried out enough to not freeze up solid. If I notice any mites I reluctantly slip a little permethrin into the bins and mix it up well.