Gitti Maria Lacina <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote
>At 23:04 31.07.00 -0400, you wrote:
>....
>>off, and I also like putting ceramic and metal dishes and such in there
>>because they tend to feel cold and, even though the parents will sometimes
>>curl up and get relief from it, pups usually just slide on it :o)
>>
>
>On a very hot day I found our Black Daisy laying stretched out in the
>sand-filled bowl which our two gerbils use for sandbathes (as long as the
>sand is still dry) and as a toilet.
>We had put the sand-bowl on a high place, so that they can't cover it with
>litter and every second or third day we change the sand and it is the only
>place in the cage they use as a toilet, so we need not change the bedding
>very often.
>
>I think maybe it is a good idea to give the gerbils a flat ceramic or metal
>dish filled with sand on hot days (maybe put the sand into the fridge
>before) :-)
>
>-maria
Any large flat stone will do also.
--
Julian
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