At 09:41 PM 11/10/01 -0600, Mrs. Kimberly Ann Kravitz wrote: >I wanted to tell everyone something. I have been using pine bedding for 4 months now >and have had no problems with my gerbils. They also like penuts. >
I've always had bad luck with pine - gets stinkier soon - sets off my allergies and I've had problems with babies having respiratory probs on it. I use aspen because of that. Peanuts are ok for gerbils as treats I'd say. They do have a higher fat content I believe. If you're planning on breeding then make sure your gerbils are getting a balanced diet - gerbil pellets like nutri-block are your most nutritious. >I do have a ? though. I put two males and to females together and they get along >great but what will happen when they have babies???? Possibly nothing - however, many breeders have had problems with pairs getting along and a female killing pups of another. Females can be extremely territorial and you could have babies injured or killed - on the other hand nothing may happen. I couldn't get my pairs to get along no matter how big a cage I gave them. I find a breeding pair works best in a 20 gallon aquarium for space. Allows the babies room to romp and mom and dad room to escape :) Jenn
