Idea For Setting Up a Gerbil Tank

[qtoffer]

Prolinker, there's no need to worry that deep bedding and lots of hideaways will keep your gerbils out of sight. Given the choice, they would prefer to interact with their humans, especially if that involves treats and time out of the tank.

The primary reason I give my gerbils so many things to dig up and destroy is to give them something to do when I'm not home. When I'm home, they are most interested in what I'm up to. In my limited experience with gerbils, if they're not out of their tunnels looking for you, it's just because they're asleep!

[~Amavanna~]

Where do you acquire all of those larger thicker cardboard tubes?

[blackwolf]

Thanks!
I got so good idea, when i clean my tank i´ll do that. And i´ll picture that and show ya. My boys gonna be so happy, but probably they destroy it with a couple of hours. Lol

(sorry my bad english...)

[marshmellowz]

how often do you clean your tank out with having all that bedding? i would imagine it would be every few days, right? i have about half as much and i still have to clean mine out about once every five days! just curious...
i would love to fill my tank up that high, but bedding is expensive!

[blackwolf]

is this question for me?

If it is:

I clean my tank about every 2 weeks. I have about 25 cm bedding their and it won´t get dirty so fast. I use Megazorb and it´s not expenisve at all. I have about 15kg pack and I can use it about a 1.5-2 month.

I did that idea once, put they destroyed it so quicklie and my camera´s battery was empty...

(sorry my bad english... )

[Boz]

If I put my tank up like I posted I can go 4 weeks. I have gone as long as 6 weeks though too.

[purp]

Hey Boz!

Just wanted to thank you for giving me ideas for my tank.

Cheers!

[Boz]

No problems! Glad it was helpful!

[okin]

It looks really awesome for the gerbils!! Personally, I prefer looking at cages that are a teeny bit more organized, but of course, its what the gerbils think of it that counts and I'm sure they LOVE this set-up!

[HausOfKatie]

What is the main digging material you use? We use woodchippings, which tbh I dont like using cause I know its not great for them but I cant find anywhere else that sells something more gerbil friendly. Any ideas and then I can search online X

[amski]

Aspen is good, it's usually sold as snake terrain so it's not always kept near the rodenty things in the shops!

[esztershine]

If you have reptile / aquaria shops they should have aspen. I buy mine from there

[blocketh]

Boz! Your Lego looks JUST like my little Penelope! She even has those faint white spots in the exact same location near her rear. haha they're almost carbon copies!

Also.. lately I've been giving my gerbils left over kleenex boxes in their tanks. Sebastian seems to love his, Nehemiah hates his. However, I've just had to switch all my gerbils to cages instead of tanks because of it being summer at all. It just gets too hot in a tank in my house. We don't have good air conditioning, and living in Texas, it gets super hot in house, and it's not rare for it to get to the upper 80's in the house. They seem to be much happier in cages right now than in aquariums. I've been giving them plenty of cold water and frozen ice packs under the cage to keep them cooled down
But when it's fall.. I'm gonna have so much fun doing gerbilariums again!

[m0mmy2011]

Wow I am sooooo going out right now to collect some cardboard ( the heavy duty kind ) and start scissoring away ! thanks ! seriously this just made my day a whole lot more interesting !!

[dexandrita]

I didn't realize you were supposed to put so much bedding in there, I just put a couple inches of bedding in mine and then put the cardboard roll on top... Should I give them much more...? I'm new to gerbils!!!