Hi Jocie -- Of my 10 adult gerbils only two really like the wheel. And
they sometimes tire of it if it is in the cage for several days-week.
So I wouldn't call a wheel a gerbil necessity, but some do enjoy it.
Donna
Jocelyn Kessinger wrote:
> Hi, I was wondering if wheels are really necessary for gerbs. Every
> time I out one in/on a cage they just fill it up with wood chips. I
> have one that is a SAM wheel and it attaches to the outside of the
> cage like the tubes attach. It is like another room, but all they do
> is stuff it totally full of chips. I have also used the meal kind that
> just sits in the cage. With those they pile the chips up around it and
> then fill it up with them. It becomes a big mountain. When I was
> younger and we had gerbs we never even put a wheel in the cage. And it
> seems like since I always have my gerbs in pairs they get enough
> exercise from just running and playing together. Jocie Kessinger
