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Old 24-12-2013, 07:40 PM   #1
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Hey there ive got yet another random and silly quetion but better to be safe than sorry

My wee man has been eating clomps of topsoil xD not massive amounts but ive often seen him with it hanging off his face, just wondering if this is safes!
Sorry if this is a time wasting question! xD

thanks in advance!

p.s hes a male horsefield! :O!
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Old 30-12-2013, 06:27 PM   #2
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Hey there ive got yet another random and silly quetion but better to be safe than sorry

My wee man has been eating clomps of topsoil xD not massive amounts but ive often seen him with it hanging off his face, just wondering if this is safes!
Sorry if this is a time wasting question! xD

thanks in advance!

p.s hes a male horsefield! :O!
Sure he's not just been digging?
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Old 31-12-2013, 07:37 AM   #3
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If any food has got onto the soil it may be eating the soil accidentally when eating the food. They also eat their own dried up poop so may have been eating that either. They often eat stones, particularly white ones but don't usually eat soil deiberately unless they don't have enough food they might
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