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I saw that melhep uses a birdseed for the bedding (interesting idea) does it work better then the calcium sand, I know mine spread their birdseed everywhere but I was wondering if there was a problem when they use the bathroom or is it the same as the sand and cleans quickly. I just wanted to get a little info on it.
 
i love the bird seed. it's easy to clean up, it's really cheep and it doesn't smell. and if it gets wet or anthing it clumps for easy pick up. and they can eat it with no harm. the only thing is is that you have to make sure all your rocks and things are on the bottom of your cage.... other wise when it shifts then can get under it and crush themselves. not good.
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I have always used bird seed for bedding. It works great. They can eat it (but mine rarely do). Freeze the seed for about 48 hours before putting it in the cage to kill any bugs or eggs that may be in it, then warm it up. You will love using it.
 
I keep a bowl of seed around at all times and Kiros does eat the seeds. Keeping them on birdseed is really common and simple to use, to reiterate Sarah, make sure the rocks and hides are set all the way to the bottom of the cage.
 
Yes bird seed is great, My big thing with sand is the dust, It drives me crazy when my beatiful uro's are all dusty and dull. They snack on the bird seed and dont get all dirty, personally I think its prettier in the cage to. Just make sure you dont get any with sunflower seed in it, they can be to big and your malis can choke or not be able to pass it... its also not that hard to clean.
 
I recently started using birdseed also. I love it! It looks nice, easy to clean, and cheap. My uro used to get alot of her sand in her food and I knew that wasnt good for her, so with the birdseed I dont have to worry about it. She can just eat it too. (she is really messy, lol) She loved digging in the sand so with the birdseed she can still dig too.
 
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