Hi Jocelyn,
Try hanging the wheel a little higher, so it won't get covered up so
quickly (if its the type that stands on legs, put it on something high).
My gerbs have plenty of room, toys and activity, and still they love
their wheel. So it's worth a try. Maybe the wheel gets covered
accidentally, and then they can't use it because it's stuck.
Yael
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
