Is sand a good option for a dust box?

[Danny188]

We just bought some sand and put it in a shallow tote is sand good for the "dust".

 

[HenOnAJuneBug]

I wouldn't use it because it usually contains a lot of silica dust which isn't good for the lungs.

 

[Danny188]

I wouldn't use it because it usually contains a lot of silica dust which isn't good for the lungs.

Ok

 

[Northern Flights]

Indeed, it has been my experience that anything excessively dusty, ie: DE, wood ash, silica sand etc are all to be avoided due to them being severe lung irritants. I simply dig out a couple clean shovel-fulls of good 'ol garden dirt and spread it out to dry a bit, then let'em have it! We also have a mint garden they can wriggle around in to their hearts content, but it's been a pretty damp squid for a summer this year, here at the northern bunker complex.

 

[Danny188]

Indeed, it has been my experience that anything excessively dusty, ie: DE, wood ash, silica sand etc are all to be avoided due to them being severe lung irritants. I simply dig out a couple clean shovel-fulls of good 'ol garden dirt and spread it out to dry a bit, then let'em have it! We also have a mint garden they can wriggle around in to their hearts content, but it's been a pretty damp squid for a summer this year, here at the northern bunker complex.

Lol ok i might do that

 

[HenOnAJuneBug]

Clay soil is great for dust baths once it dries to powder. It's really funny to watch them stand up and shake off a big cloud.

 

[Danny188]

Clay soil is great for dust baths once it dries to powder. It's really funny to watch them stand up and shake off a big cloud.

Ok i might buy some of that

 

[HenOnAJuneBug]

Ok i might buy some of that

What kind of soil do you have in your yard?

 

[Danny188]

What kind of soil do you have in your yard?

Not clay just normal dirt we live in iowa.