Mary McDermott wrote:
> I used to use SAM tanks, I had two of them, a small one and a big one. I got
> the big one first ($45 at a small pet store), it was heaven for a gerbil that
> liked chewing. The gerbil kept gnawing on the entrances and popping off the
> siding doors. He got out 2 times everyday for a few days. I had a brand new
> one (the smaller one) that I had just got at Petco for $30, I was waiting
> until I had some money to buy a tube (to hook them together). Instead of
> buying a tube, I got a 10 gallon tank and a lid. The bigger tank had too
> many holes around the sliding doors, that anything could have got out. The
> smaller on is still in my closet, I only use it for emergencies (it has metal
> sheets that go around the doors, so nothing can gnaw at it, but I still don't
> like the tanks anymore).
>
> Never again will I ever waist more than $75 dollars on a tank, or
> should I say "chew toy" again!
>
> ~~~( 3:> Mary <:3 )~~~
I have had nothing but bad luck with these too. I've only had one escape that I
can remember since I went to using aquarium tanks, and I had a ton with the
plastic junk! Not to mention that plastic absorbs odors and stinks much, much
faster.
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