198 reviews forChinchilla Sand

Unfortunately, quartz sand is very often labelled as chinchilla sand, but it is completely unsuitable for them! It does not absorb the grease from their fur and, moreover (no matter how finely ground), it is sharp-edged and will eventually damage the fur structure.

Last 2 bags I bought in March last year were still good quality (didn't have lots of dust like others reported) and did NOT cause respiratory issues in my gerbils. Variable quality maybe? But what's with the recent price jump!?

I ordered the sand for my hedgehog. He always rolled around in it. Went down well.

I bought this sand for our chinchillas, and I have to say, even though it's inexpensive, it does the job. You do end up using more of it because it needs to be changed more often (unfortunately, it clumps). But my two love it, and they haven't had greasy fur since I started using it.

I bought this for my hamster but the it's like dust and made my hammy sneeze so had to remove it. I'm sure it's great for chinchillas but do not buy for hamsters! :)

I bought this sand for my dwarf hamster and I'm completely satisfied with it. It was an instant hit. Since then, it's been only this sand and no other. I can highly recommend it!

My hamster seems to really like the bathing sand, as he refuses to use any other products as his toilet or sand bath. Happy hamster = 5 stars

Excellent

Unfortunately, the chinchilla sand did not meet my expectations, as it started to smell unpleasant as soon as my gerbils used the sand bath. This led to me using more than twice the usual amount. In my opinion, the sand also had a slightly odd smell of its own. It didn’t form proper clumps either, which made it difficult to sift out. However, if the animals don’t urinate in the sand bath, I still think it’s a suitable bathing sand.

Whilst described as sand, this product should be re-branded as dust. NOT suitable for small pets, like Gerbils. It will cause respiratory issues, and easily get into their eyes. SAND needs to be a lot larger grain size, which is not clearly identified wirh this product. In fairness, in rhe description its does state "finely ground", but not reference to grain size on the package, ayating 0-0.3mm so, definitely DUST. Avoid if you are are after a safe SAND for your beloved pets.

They love to roll in it, no noticeable dust, and a big bag for a decent price!

Very large bag of sand. I’m using it for my hamsters sand bath and it’s perfect. Dust free and great value for money. Should last a very long time.

Great sand for little money!

The sand is absolutely fine. Many people have written that it smells very strong, but I personally haven’t had that experience. Additionally, I haven’t found any sand as cheap as this one. I should mention that I haven’t had the chance to compare it yet since I don’t know any other sand, but my hamster loves his sand bath :)

We ordered the 3-pack straight away, and after a few weeks, our hamster's fur completely changed – it became greyer and scruffier. We threw the rest away and bought a different, lighter sand from somewhere else. Such a shame.

He's great (: I bought the other one from the start (: but my Teddy developed dry skin. For example, his skin texture has improved positively, the dry skin and flakes have almost disappeared, barely visible anymore. Thank you!

Why the manufacturer calls this chinchilla sand and puts a chinchilla on the packaging is beyond me. Quartz sand is not suitable for chinchillas! You can read this in any guide, forum, or specialist literature.

Within less than 24 hours the whole tray of this sand clumped together, I use it for my hamster as she likes to use it as a toilet, the sand i used to get would only have tiny clumps. I am really not impressed as i bought so much of it.

We bought the sand for our golden hamster, as he uses it in his toilet and loves digging in the sand bath. Unfortunately, the sand clumps entirely. The hamster pees in one small spot, and half of the sand bath ends up clumped together. He absolutely doesn’t like the sand either and has started peeing on the walls of his house since we began using this sand. Therefore, we absolutely cannot recommend this sand and will go back to using the more expensive brands.

Our golden hamster Henri loves bathing in the sand. Very fine! The price seems reasonable to us! We used to always buy a different brand, which was perfectly fine, but not as fine as this one. We'll stick with the newly chosen product now!