I use chopped flax, (I mentioned it before) it absorbes 3 times beter than wood shavings. (450% it's own weight) It has been treated against dust, parasites, mold and bacteria. I use it now about a year. In Belgium is this product avaliable in bales of 22 kg for horse bedding. This is quite big, but not so expensive. I don't have to clean the cage as much as before. If they dig a hole, it won't collapse as fast as wood shavings would.
----- Original Message ----- From: Jean M Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, November 11, 2001 4:39 PM Subject: corn cob bedding/Jean > I'm not a gerbil expert in any sense of the word - as proven by the > mistakes I've made since I got my gerbils and the death of several. > But....the vet to whom I took two of my baby gerbils with respiratory > infections said that corn cob bedding is not good for the gerbils. Not > only does it have dust that can get into their nostrils, but it promotes > fungal growth within it. This may have contributed to the respiratory > virus my babies developed - and that I'm still fighting. She said > bedding from paper products is the safest way to go. > -Jean >
