Some of my gerbils are not big chewers to say the least, so I just stick a half
of a tissue box in and they make a big nest. It's so packed I don't think
gerbil godzilla could knock it down ;) Only problem is that they tend to use
the top as a bathroom when they want to get out of the cage =6
Paige
>
> >When breeding gerbils, what is a good nesting box? Currently my pair
> >sleeps in
> >a small sized Kleenex box, but that seems too flimsy for a litter; and
> >depending
> >on their mood they sometimes gnaw it to bits. I read somewhere that you
> >could
> >use a bird nesting box. I found a wooden finch one, 5 inches cube with a
> >lid
> >that lifts up. The hole is about 1 1/2 inches in diameter and about 2 1/2
> >inches up off the ground.
> >
> >Also, when does a pregnant female gerbil look obviously fatter? It's been
> >15
> >days since the pair exhibited a night of textbook mating behavior.
>
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