Sand or dust alternatives?

[Happy Novogens]

I use play sand too, as someone else suggested. It's sanitized.

My button quail are indoors and I know what you mean about the mess it can make. I put the sand in an enclosed bird bath. They seem to love it and fluff around inside there.

Here's the bird bath I use:

 

[jaymean]

I use play sand too, as someone else suggested. It's sanitized.

My button quail are indoors and I know what you mean about the mess it can make. I put the sand in an enclosed bird bath. They seem to love it and fluff around inside there.

Here's the bird bath I use:

I use that too! 2 of my buttons go crazy in it and sand gets everywhere. My other 2 build nests with hay in the "orb" (what I like to call it). I have to use boxes for my coturnix since they are much bigger.

 

[jaymean]

I use play sand too, as someone else suggested. It's sanitized.

My button quail are indoors and I know what you mean about the mess it can make. I put the sand in an enclosed bird bath. They seem to love it and fluff around inside there.

Here's the bird bath I use:

Ooh also, do you have real plants in the cage? I've been wanting to use real plants, but I'm not sure what my options are.

 

[Happy Novogens]

Ooh also, do you have real plants in the cage? I've been wanting to use real plants, but I'm not sure what my options are.

Those aren't real plants, just artificial.

 

[cookiedough]

I just get my sand from the beach lol its free and it has lots of shells which is good for grit

 

[Sparcleus]

I don’t have mine inside. They are outside but off the ground and 40-50 bobwhites love Play Sand from Home Depot. $4.50 for 50 lb bag.
Every few weeks when I change it they instantly start dusting, almost turning upside down bathing. Fun to see their excitement.

Do you use the play sand inside the coop?

 

[Danny C.]

Yes! Tomorrow I am going to try masonry sand since I got a bunch for project at house. Very course and think will work well. It comes in 60lb bags and just as cheap.

 

[Fishkeeper]

If anyone uses beach sand, rinse it, it has a lot of salt in it. Also, be sure the water is clean, no recent sewage spills or otherwise.