> I have a pair of fat-tailed gerbils that is currently living at a friend's
> house while I'm spending a few months in the UK. They are putting my
friend
> to despair because of the rate with which they destroy water-bottles
(about
> one every fortnight or month). They live in a plastic tank and the bottles
> have to be hung by a wire from the top, and they pile bedding under the
> bottle to reach up and gnaw at it.
>
> Any tips on how to stop them please ?
>
You can make a bottle guard of an empty food can and a hanger. You would
have to make a hole near the bottom edge of the can for the spout to come
out. Bend the wire hanger in such a way that it holds the can and be hung
from the wire.
A wire hanger may not be necessary if you have some type of wire that you
can attach to the can by putting some holes near the top edge of the can.
I believe someone on the list has a website on how to make things for
gerbils including this type of bottle holder.
Ann-Marie L. Roberts
T&T Gerbils
Escanaba, Michigan
Member of the American Gerbil Society
Pup Count Project creator and maintainer
Pup Count Home page:
http://www.geocities.com/Petsburgh/Reserve/1928/pupctlist.html
Please visit my website at:
http://www.geocities.com/Petsburgh/Reserve/1928/
