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From: "Christina Mearns" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, November 06, 2000 4:32 AM
Subject: plastic ladders
> Hi everyone,
>
> Firstly thanx to everyone who gave me advice on "greasy fur" My gerbils
are
> still not really using the sand to clean themselves, but I'm trying
> everything! Perhaps French gerbils are supposed to be like that?!!
>
> This morning I noticed that they had eaten the hooks that the plastic
> ladders have in their cage. The problem is without the ladders they cannot
> make full use of their 3 story cage. They love running up and down the
> ladders. I thought of trying to make one out of wood, but I'm not sure
that
> this will work. Any suggestions?
>
> I also wondered if anyone has any tips on making my 7 week old gerbils
stay
> still when I take them out of the cage. I have heard that they calm down
> when they get older. I have tried giving them treats in my lap, but they
> ignore them and just run round looking and smelling everything. Any ideas?
>
> Thanx,
> Christina,
> Willow & Clover
HI,
Try using hard ware cloth to make a ladder. Cut a piece a couple of inches
wide and however long that you need it. I also use hardware cloth to make
lids for my tanks. It's a lot cheaper than buying lids.
Ann-Marie Roberts
T&T Gerbils, member of the AGS
Pup Count Project creator and maintainer
Please visit my website and pup count project at:
http://www.geocities.com/Petsburgh/Reserve/1928/
The American Gerbil Society
http://www.geocities.com/amergerbsoc/index.html
