Timothy hay?!

[Sarah]

Hi all,   I'm just wondering if anyone here uses/feeds timothy hay to their gerbils. My guys have always gotten a handful of grass/alfalfa hay, usually weekly, and they love it! Play, eat, and sleep in it.   I was cleaning out my boys cage this evening, and it occurred to me that I had never tried the timothy hay, so I put their aspen bedding down, and then about an inch of hay covering the aspen. At first they seemed somewhat scared, like they had no idea what they were on, but now all of them seem fine and actually are chewing on it.   So how about anyone here? Have they used it as a bedding extra, or as a treat?   Sarah SAG's Gerbils in Tacoma, WA   P.S. For those who may have remembered my Cheyenne's litter of 9 last week. 7 of them are going strong. The 1 little one who didn't look well passed away later that evening, and the little guy with missing feet passed on sometime the next day. The other 7 are growing strong at 7 days old. :)