> Hi all,
>
> My new gerbs, Oz, Xander and for the moment Dani�l ;0), don't know how
> to drink from a bottle. So I always gave them a glass with water and a
> bottle. To follow the advice Georges Dondaine gave me privately, I will
> remove the glass to force them to learn to drink from their bottle.
> Is there anything someone has to say about this, things I have to watch
> for?
If you remove the glass leaving them with only the bottle, I would keep a
close eye on them to see if they start drinking from the bottle. Maybe if
you tap the nozzle to keep it wet, they will figure it out and begin to
drink.
> There bottle hangs in a corner from their tank (and I have no idea how
> to hang it elsewhere) but they always bury it. Is there anything to do
> about it, which I ask while I know better :(.
I assume you mean that they pile the bedding up in the corner where the
bottle hangs? If this is what they are doing, sometimes placing an object
(wooden toy, house) near the nozzle will help. For some reason, when an
object is placed near the nozzle, they keep that are dug out. This doesn't
always work, but it may be worth a try.
Does the bottle need to be raised?
> One of them, like I said before, has a great fear of water. He drinks
> from the glass, but when I show him a wet finger, he runs and ducks in
> the nearest hole. Does anyone know how I can help this?
Maybe it's not the water on the finger that he is afraid of but the smell of
the wet finger may scare him. Be patient, make sure the bottle does work.
When you tap on the nozzle, water should drip and bubbles should rise to the
top of the water.
> THANKS VERY MUCH!
> Sarah
>
Ann-Marie
