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Homemade Clay Decorations?
Posted: Mon Jun 15, 2015 5:30 pm
by DancingCorgi
This is kind of a weird question, but I was wanting to get some new toys/climbing structures for my hermies and I thought, what if I made some out of clay? It's Sculpey that gets baked to hardness in the oven. Would this be safe for hermit crabs to play on?
Re: Homemade Clay Decorations?
Posted: Mon Jun 15, 2015 8:13 pm
by Kleinerhejhog
Interesting idea, curious what everybody thinks.
Re: Homemade Clay Decorations?
Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2015 4:08 am
by wodesorel
It needs to be a pure clay from a known safe source, since they will try to eat it. Something like Montmorillonite or Bentonite clay would work, or anything else that is human or animal safe.
Re: Homemade Clay Decorations?
Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2015 9:24 am
by cathagi
I used to work with polymer clay and I would be careful. I remember rules about not allow young children/babies with it because they'd put it in their mouths. I know for sure that the dust is bad for anyone so the crabs picking at it and eating it may not be a good idea.
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Re: Homemade Clay Decorations?
Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2015 1:12 pm
by DancingCorgi
Okay thanks for the info!