Re: [AlpacaTalk] DE

 

It is pretty hard on the vacumn cleaner too. Richard and Robin Vasquez R & R Ranch LLC 325B Denio Avenue Gilroy,CA 95020 Phone: 408-842-5233/ Cell 408-710-0676/710-7911          A Ranch of Distinction www.LoveThemAlpacas.com                           LTA   --- On Tue, 3/2/10, Heather Zeleny <alpacatalk@gmail.com> wrote: From: Heather Zeleny <alpacatalk@gmail.com> Subject: Re: [AlpacaTalk] DE To: AlpacaTalk@yahoogroups.com Date: Tuesday, March 2, 2010, 2:53 PM   Also, I would think that DE is awfully abrasive to be putting into your carpet. Sandy grit is one thing and awfully destructive to carpet, but DE is more like little microscopic knives. They can really destroy carpeting fibers! I'd be very cautious about doing this unless I was prepared to replace the carpet sooner than normal. Heather Heather Zeleny White Lotus Alpacas Oregon Holistic Farm and Elite Fleece http://www.whitelot usalpacas. com http://whitelotus. openherd. com On Mar 2, 2010, at 2:19 PM, barngirrl@aol. com wrote: I think Jim was speaking about carpeting in a house or apartment though and you can't use pool grade d.e. where are you going to keep cats, it is poisonous to them.   SUSAN OLSON Alpaca Loco Riverside, CA   In a message dated 3/2/2010 12:28:08 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, aemoss17@comcast. net writes: You can use animal/food grade to sprinkle, but it is more pricy.  The animal grade is edible and can assist in controlling the internal parasites in your animals.  The "swimming pool filter" type or the non-food grade just should not be ingested…but is fine for pest management sprinkling. Allison Allison E. Moss-Fritch   SUSAN "If there are no dogs in heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went." - Will Rogers

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