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#1
11-02-09, 12:49 pm
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Where do you find your mineral oil that you use to clean pigs out? Its so hard to come across here!       |
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11-02-09, 12:58 pm
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It can normally be found in any place that sells medications such as a pharmacy or a store that has a pharmacy. |
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11-02-09, 01:41 pm
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Great! Thank you! |
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11-02-09, 02:27 pm
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I have found it in the laxative section in the grocery store. |
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11-02-09, 05:11 pm
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Thanks Peggysue! That was just what I was going to say. Look in the laxative section in the pharmacy of your local walmart, target, or other drug store/store. |
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11-03-09, 01:10 pm
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You could also use grape seed oil, a natural plant oil. Mineral oil is a petroleum derivative, it used to be called rock oil. As guinea piggs clean themselves, I prefer to use the grape seed oil because I don't worry about them ingesting it. |
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11-03-09, 03:40 pm
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I like the grape seed oil idea...not too sure where to find that either though? Can you send me in the right direction? |
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11-03-09, 04:17 pm
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Grapeseed oil can usually be found with other cooking oils, like vegetable oil, in a grocery store. I would be careful when using that, too, though, because it seems to have questionable shelf life and is thought to go rancid pretty quickly. |
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11-03-09, 10:23 pm
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I keep mine in the fridge. No problems with going rancid. |
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11-03-09, 10:25 pm
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But there are obviously pros and cons to using either. |
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11-03-09, 10:34 pm
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11-03-09, 10:45 pm
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You can usually find it in the baby section of most grocery or drug stores. |
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#13
11-04-09, 11:18 am
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Funny, Paula. It comes to room temp pretty fast. |
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11-04-09, 05:40 pm
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Another thing about grapeseed oil is that many brands are solvent-derived, which means that it may have trace amounts of a chemical solvent remaining in the oil - something to consider if consumption is a concern. Another option would be KY Jelly, though I'm not sure it would be a great deal better in terms of anything they might ingest. There's some thought that plain warm water might be the best way to go. |
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11-04-09, 06:03 pm
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Thanks for the information. It sounds like I will be able to find something pretty easily..just had to know where to look! |
