I agree that hamsters should be cleaned once a week. But I think 2 weeks is
too often for gerbils- if they smell after only 2 weeks so as to require
cleaning, a different bedding should be used. They need time to build up
and mix up the bedding so they can make tunnels and burrows as they would
in the wild. I use a combination of carefresh, paper and tissue and have
never had to clean more often than every 3-4 weeks.
Perhaps another issue is causing the smell to become evident so quickly-
too many gerbils in a too small cage, or a wooden toy that is repeatedly
peed on.
Jill
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> From: Deb Rebel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: C: tunnels-cage cleaning
> Date: Friday, November 03, 2000 3:10 PM
>
> >> > After about two weeks between gerbil tank cleaning the Carefresh
gets
> >> > more densely packed (probably due to not only time but water spills
and
> >> > liquid waste) and then the gerbils can really borough and tunnel in
it.
> >> > But by this time, it is time to clean out the tank. Any suggestions
> for
> >> > a safe and hygienic way to make Carefresh good for tunnel
structures?
> >> >
> >> > Thanks, Donna
> >>
> >> I wouldn't clean them out so often. I only clean mine out every 3-4
> >weeks. Gerbils just don't produce that much waste.
> >>
> >> --Tana and The Little Rascals
>
>
> I use shredded recycled paper bedding. Which does not do much
> for odor control. Trust me, gerbil cages smell...it's a lot different
than
> the hamsters, but it smells. Hamsters-weekly. Gerbils-every two.
>
> Deb
> Rebel's Rodent Ranch
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