>The storage containers I am specifically talking about can be purchased at
>Office Depot. They are the "Clear Stack" containers and the smaller 44
quart
>ones come in translucent green, purple, and blue I think. The larger 60
>quart are translucent "clear" plastic. They have *absolutely* no ledges or
>indentations for an animal to gain a tooth-hold. The only way I could see
>anything chewing out of this is 1) being able to gnaw at smooth sides (?)
or
>2) digging so that is gets scratched and then get a toothhold.
One way or another sooner or later, especially gerbils, get a corner or
spot or side, get a rough spot going, then get a tooth in it.
I've had one leave in 45 minutes after some surreptuous digging
and getting a tooth in while I was working in the area doing weekend
mucking outs.
>Deb R - have you used these containers and can they indeed chew through
them,
>and how quickly?
If they can get a rough spot going they can get a tooth on, minutes.
>The Sterilite containers do have indentations at the bottom where an animal
>could conceivably get a tooth hold and chew out. But the containers
>mentioned above are completely smooth on the inside.
Until our little taloned friends get to digging.
>Thanks,
>
>Emily
In the end, an aquarium with a nice fitting mesh lid has been
my best bet, along with unclimbable water bottles hung from
the mesh and made 'swingy' so they couldn't jump up and sit
and chew (else the water bottle nubby comes off in a few
minutes, then no way to hang it...or the mesh gets attacked)
A dedicated hamster can get out of a lot of places and chew
quieter; but a gerbil has mass-major-destruction down pat.
Deb
Rebel's Rodent Ranch
