BENEFITS OF DIATOMACEOUS EARTH TO FURRY PETS LIKE YOUR HAMSTER

More commonly known with its much simpler name DE powder, this magical powder works wonders not just for animals but also for humans. There is food grade which helps cleanse the human's body. Taken as a drink, this powder can cleanse up the digestive system. Just have this added to your drink similar to those powder laxatives we have in pharmacies. Food grade DE powder can be found in large jars similar to those for energy drinks.

Another type of this powder, the feed grade is more suitable for animals. Like how it works with humans, you can use this as a natural deworming agent for big mammals such as dogs. Just add the powder to their food for 7 days. 1 table spoon everyday, will keep your pets free from worms naturally. Feed grade DE powder is a natural source of silica which helps the vital organs when ingested. This product's natural silica content works wonders with healthy skin, teeth, hair, nails. Same benefits apply with the food grade for humans.

What can this powder do when applied externally like rub on your pet's fur? Well, DE powder can work as an anti-flea agent for furry pets. This powder sticks to the fleas or insects' body and eats up the insect. For hamsters, you can add it to their sandbath of brush it to their fur directly. There would not be any worry at all when the mammal ingests this as it is food grade anyway. With the benefits it can do against insects and other small creatures with exoskeletons, like spiders and scorpions, an owner can have this powder sprinkled in the cage all throughout the bedding to have the same anti-bug effect.

Best of all, you can use DE powder as first aid for wounded hamsters! From our experience, we had been through the worst as getting eyes plucked out and skulls cracked with the brain exposed. By sprinkling this powder, the wounds heal much faster without any more treatments needed.

However, DE powder should not be used for invertebrates as it is lethal to them.