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Old 02-11-2009, 11:29 AM
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Default Best sand to use for Meerkats?

Does anyone know what the best sand is to use in an outdoor Meerkat enclosure?
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PM stuart b he has a mob of meerkats and uses sand
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Old 03-11-2009, 05:09 PM
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We use beach sand in our meerkat enclosures, available from most sand & gravel merchants. It is best not to use the orange builders' sand as the colour comes out of it!
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you can use play sand, the kind you get from argos as its safe for kids and meerkats arent stupid enough to eat it lol
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