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>Kong and Jenna got along famously right away and = conceived=20 pups. We
>had five new pups born on July 4. However, since = that time,=20 we have
>lost one due to an accident with the wheel. Sad lessons = are hard=20 to
>take, but you never forget a lesson learned that way! Needless = to
>say,=20 the wheel has been moved, but thanks to information received on
>the = listserve,=20 we will be putting it back in the cage and taping it
>down. Thanks = to=20 whoever sent that tip!
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I would recommend taking it out entirely if the pups are moving around and
exploring. They can get inside the wheel and get flung around when the
adults run on it. I also had one gerbil mother that would carry a pup to
the wheel and try to run with it! I just made a habit of giving my
breeding gerbils a bigger tank to roam around in, and no wheel.
Tana and The Little Rascals
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