Re: [AlpacaTalk] Diatomaceous Earth
I have been using feed-quality D.E. (pool quality will kill animals) for
this entire summer and it is the best thing I've ever bought. We live behind a
small cattle operation but hardly have any flies this year and tried
everything before this. It was only $15 for a 40 lb. bag and we still haven't used
it all. I mix it into the alpacas' grain at about the rate of 1 TBSP per
alpaca per day - it helps keep grain from molding and spoiling and is just easier
and less messy to feed that way. When any flies are drawn to the manure,
the hatching larvae are then killed crawling across the D.E. and never hatch
into flies. D.E. is a fine white powder and is the fossilized remains of
diatoms. It should not be breathed if possible but it is very safe and organic,
you can even use it on crops for snails and other bugs and don't even need to
wash it off the crops before eating them. It has been advertised as a
natural parasitic, although I don't think any formal studies have been done.
Knowing its properties, I would think it would work for some types of worms and I
do know my alpacas need much less worming while I'm using it. NOTE: We
have no m-worm in our areas and I would never substitute D.E. for ivermectin
shots if you have m-worm. I also feed it to my horses at the rate of 1/4 cup
per horse per day in their pelleted grain, to my dogs at 1 tsp per dog per day
and to our rescue's feral cat colonies (who now have ZERO fleas, it gets rid
of them, too!) at the rate of 1/2 tsp per adult cat per day in canned food
for a month a year for worms and sprinkled on their bedding for fleas all year
long. It is also safe for kittens and puppies at 1/4 tsp per kitten or 1/2
tsp per puppy per day. I HIGHLY recommend it, if only for the HUGE reduction
in flies you will notice after the first week or two!
SUSAN OLSON
Alpaca Loco
Riverside, CA
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