Acidophilus

[NommyCakes]

If I were to purchase this because my chinchilla has soft poop, which kind do I buy? The kid one or the full sized adult one? Can anybody be specific with the size and the strength of the pill that is safe for chins?

 

[StevieP]

You want the highest count of bacteria that you can find. I found a 13 billion count at the Vitamin Shoppe. Also you need a capsule that has the powder inside, so you can pull apart the capsule and dump the powder on your chinchillas food. You can also mix up a small amount of Critical Care and add the acidophilus to it then syringe feed it. That is a good way of getting a good amount in the chin. I'm sure other members will inform us of other ways to give acidophilus.

 

[aznmexaggie]

You can also sprinkle it on a mini shredded wheat.

Get the highest billion count available. Normally the high potency ones are in the refrigerated section. The shelf-stable ones are normally lower count.

 

[NommyCakes]

Oh okay, and how much of it do I give to an adult chinchilla?

 

[caiti]

This is a good question. I found acidophilus tablets, and the highest I could find was 1 billion at the grocery store. Chloe just eats the tablets, I give her usually half of one every once in a while. The other ingredients in it are cellulose, silicon dioxide, modified cellulose gum and magnesium stearate. There's no sugar added and has 50 mg dicalcium phosphate per tablet in it.

I wonder if this is ok...? And also what the suggested amount of acidophilus is and if those capsules have any other ingredients in them?