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rpl - 26 May 2005 18:52 GMT

I know that carnivore excrement is a nono, but does anyone know of a way
of treating it such that it could be used in compost safely ?

pat

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Orchid - 26 May 2005 19:35 GMT

>I know that carnivore excrement is a nono, but does anyone know of a way
>of treating it such that it could be used in compost safely ?

Build a soil ingestor. :)
http://www.mastercomposter.com/more/ingest.html

I've been using mine for a while now, and it's worked well for
me.

Orchid
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rpl - 26 May 2005 20:16 GMT

I like it; neat and simple... what do you use for kitty litter; does
that digest effectively as well?

thankyou,

pat

>>I know that carnivore excrement is a nono, but does anyone know of a way
>>of treating it such that it could be used in compost safely ?
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> See Orchid's Kitties! -- http://nik.ascendancy.net/bengalpage
> Want a Purebred Cat? Read This! -- http://nik.ascendancy.net/orchid

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Orchid - 26 May 2005 22:48 GMT

>I like it; neat and simple... what do you use for kitty litter; does
>that digest effectively as well?

I use World's Best both because the cats love it and because
it breaks down too. However, unless you're building a very big
ingestor, don't dump the whole box into the ingestor -- I just put the
clumps and feces in. I have a 'herb and vegetable' composter and a
'flower' composter. I put the used (but not clumpy) litter in the
'flower' composter and play it extremely safe with the 'edible'
composter.
You could probably use Swheat Scoop in the ingestor too. I
wouldn't do clay -- you'd just be encouraging clayey soil.

Orchid
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rpl - 27 May 2005 04:15 GMT

>>I like it; neat and simple... what do you use for kitty litter; does
>>that digest effectively as well?
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> You could probably use Swheat Scoop in the ingestor too. I
> wouldn't do clay -- you'd just be encouraging clayey soil.

yeah, that was basically the issue... the yard isn't big enough to
support a couple years worth of clay chips; thanks Orchid.

pat

> Orchid
> See Orchid's Kitties! -- http://nik.ascendancy.net/bengalpage
> Want a Purebred Cat? Read This! -- http://nik.ascendancy.net/orchid

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