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Post by esztershine on Sept 7, 2011 2:23:47 GMT -8
Yes give them a good 8-12 inches of substrate and they will love It!
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Post by dexandrita on Sept 7, 2011 7:21:26 GMT -8
I only have a 10 gallon tank though, will it still be fine to give them a few more inches?
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Post by amski on Sept 7, 2011 7:34:21 GMT -8
10 gallon is very small for a pair of gerbils. That's only just enough room for one.
Just put as much bedding as you can in there
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Post by dexandrita on Sept 7, 2011 7:50:40 GMT -8
Well originally I was only going to have one, but I didn't know they were so social and did better in pairs. I don't have the room for a bigger tank  Will it be okay though? D: |
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Post by SilverGerbil on Sept 10, 2011 2:41:07 GMT -8
Hiya, You can get away with a 10gal tank if you chuck a tank topper ontop of it, it will give them some more floor room to play with. You can usually find tank toppers fairly cheaply, try looking on Craigslist, Freecycle and ebay. Or if you want you can buy them new from quite a few places.  x |
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Post by banditcuster on Jan 28, 2012 13:58:45 GMT -8
I tried this with my bin cage... after I found a cardboard sheet that had some holes in it and I almost died the first time DiNozzo foudn one of the holes and decided to go through it.... Cause I thought it was big enough for them I didn't do any extra cutting.
DiNozzo ended up going down to his hips and had to wiggle the rest of the way to get through it... the opened it up a bit more before they went through it again.
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Post by midnite1313 on Apr 21, 2012 0:49:18 GMT -8
thats a good idea boz. im gonna have to try it in a 20 gallon split. ill post how that goes in the appropriate place tho. im always finding good ideas on here but also feel like a bad gerbby parent, both of mine are in critter trails. didnt realize those were frowned on so much.
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Post by crazy4gerbils on Apr 21, 2012 4:01:03 GMT -8
Ah, don't worry Midnite. My first gerbies were kept in a CritterTrail for about six months.
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Post by midnite1313 on Apr 21, 2012 6:17:48 GMT -8
i just scored a tank that is 30inx18.5inx12.5in for $4 at a garage sale. i just hope its not to big for 2 gerbils. it should make a nice split cage tho.
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Post by crazy4gerbils on Apr 21, 2012 8:38:41 GMT -8
Oh no that's fine for two. I have a pair in a similar size
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Post by coxbrea151 on May 1, 2012 3:06:43 GMT -8
Cool
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Post by gerbilmama9 on Jul 22, 2012 8:57:17 GMT -8
very cute cage and gerbils! I use the classic toliet paper roll and just let them rip it up!
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Post by ahtnamas on Nov 2, 2012 7:21:46 GMT -8
Add a craft store birdhouse about 4" x 4" square as a nest box. Make sure one side of the birdhouse opens up, so you can clean it out when necessary. The gerbils will chew the door wide enough to get inside.
Also a branch or root (washed, boiled a few minutes & dried) for acrobatics.
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Post by karryluis5 on Nov 27, 2012 4:58:53 GMT -8
I have seen all images shared here and your idea for setting up gerbil's tank. It is really an amazing and very easy to make. I think Gerbil will be very comfortable and enjoy this one.
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Post by wheelpower on Jun 7, 2013 7:29:13 GMT -8
I am setting up housing for gerbils. I have a 30 gallon aquarium, and I am buying a screen cover. Do I need to secure the screen cover or can I just set it on top? If I need to secure it, can anyone suggest how, because I've been reading that people are not happy with the screen clips that go with my Zilla screen cover.
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Will it be okay though? D:
