Installing Indoor Cat Tree

[Chooks Aloud]

I have now started wearing a mask when applying Diatom to the eglu - should I also wear gloves too? I just apply it with my bear hands, rubbing it into the bars etc.

[Nicola H]

I don't think you have to wear gloves, but the mask is a good idea..............I have been using Diatom for over a year and have never worn gloves I don't find it irritates or causes any rashes.

[chelsea]

I suffer from very bad psorasis, I always wear gloves...but the stuff goes everywhere (i dont wear a mask) and I've never had any reactions or itching etc at all.

[feemcg]

I got some Diatom this morning but havn't used it yet. Having read all the posts about it going everywhere I wondered if it was possible to apply it using a brush - soft paint brush, blusher brush kind of thing or a powder puff. Anyone used these?

[Laura & CTB]

Paint brush idea sounds like it might be worth a try - I think a blusher brush might not be "tough" enough to get it into all the little crevices in the roosting bars.

 

Expect a bit of a mess whatever you do

 

I dusted my girls over for the first time last night but I think I got more over CTB (OH) than the chooks.