Quail Dust Bath Ideas

[GodLovesU]

So I’m currently just using some shallow dishes and they splash all the sand out within hours. Does anyone have any alternatives that hold the sand in better?

 

[catesquire]

Small plastic storage containers work for me. Higher sides and just as easy to clean.

 

[le_bwah]

Deeper dishes help! I've used aluminum pans (the ones advertised for baking turkeys), plastic troughs, and, briefly, the lower half of a plastic dog house. Whatever you use, they could need a boost if it's tall enough, something to help them step in and out.

You might also be able to reduce how far they fling their sand by making sure it's course enough, and/or mixing it with plain dirt. Here's an old video showing how they'll still manage to fling some out regardless.

 

[farmer90]

I use with huge success those shallow and wide plastic dishes that's meant to be put under multiple small plant pots. Not sure how you name it in English. At first I tried with Tupperware style dishes, but the problem occurred quickly. When they threw out most of the sand, the dish became light and when someone stepped on the edge, they ended up underneath and the dish was upside down on their head like a dome. Luckily I had more free time back then to check them regularly. A few months later I came across to a post in this forum that one of their quail did the same in the heat of the summer and died because of it. After that I never used my tupperware again.