Katie Calvin wrote:
> Ok, I have a question for those of you who have had years of experience
> with gerbils.
>
> Presently, I have a dove gerbil who is just a little over 2 years old.
> She is still quite active and an avid chewer. We own a Hartz PlayCity
> cage, so basically it is a plastic cage. I love the design of the cage,
> but it IS plastic and we all know the nature of gerbils is chewing.
> Well, the cage needs replacing. We are thinking about getting the
> standard 10 gallon tank. But we had tried this previously and it didn't
> work out. We never found a water bottle that would work, they leaked
> constantly.
I use the Oasis Bell Bottles. They don't leak and they are harder for them
to chew up then most.
> Also, where do you put food? We tried putting it in a
> gerbil bowl, but she just buries it with the bedding.
I just put their food in a little pile by their nest. They store it where
they want it.
> And lastly, there
> is no form of exercise to give, such as a wheel, since I'd prefer not to
> use the hamster wheel with the covers so the tail isn't injured. Any
> suggestions?
>
> ~Katie
See http://members.home.com/tlr-gerbilry/toys.html for information on making
wheels safe. Since I started doing this I've not had a single tail injury.
An alternative is that you could get a larger tank, say a 20 gallon, and put
lots and lots of bedding in for burrowing.
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Tana and The Little Rascals
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