#though....redstone is technically edible in small amounts like potions

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usually redstone hermits just need someone to keep an eye on them if they’re small and working on redstone (in case they break something or try to eat the redstone) but if they get too small for redstone then their caregivers will bust out toy building blocks and kinetic sand

Unfortunately, kinetic sand is no more edible than redstone dust (much to the dismay of the regressors) so they still need to be under close watch while playing with it.