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Post by michelle on Jun 8, 2013 11:45:19 GMT -8
I just set mine on top. It seems too heavy for the gerbils to lift, although mine almost never jump so this hasn't really been tested. Definitely secure it if you have a cat. I was using a piece of cardboard as a lid for a while before I got my mesh one, and I just secured that with a couple of heavy objects on top.
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Post by gerbilysqueak on Jun 8, 2013 17:33:50 GMT -8
Thank you so much for this! this really helped me with ideas since I have a 10 gallon tank for my 2 gerbils  |
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Post by llonio3b on Sept 14, 2013 9:41:56 GMT -8
I did something similar(to Boz's first post) and they asoloutley loved it! They made their nest under one of the cardboard sheets, but unfortunatly that collapsed after three days due to chewing, so they had to make another nest. Which is also under a sheet of carboard  . But they still loved it. It's way more intersting than what I usually do! Thank you so much for the idea! |
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Post by kala83 on Dec 27, 2014 22:18:04 GMT -8
wow such great ideas defiantly give me some of my own for my two girls. I really want to find one of the top of game expander kits I think that would be a great edition to their tank and they would have a lot of fun exploring a new area.
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Post by Pim on Mar 16, 2019 5:36:08 GMT -8
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Post by ayo on Jul 30, 2019 12:54:14 GMT -8
Hi, can someone advise me for whether i should turn the ikea detolf into a gerbilarium or the ikea milsbo, seems like the detolf one is more popular but the milsbo looks bigger. What do you guys think?
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Post by robin~ on Aug 13, 2019 11:57:27 GMT -8
Hi, can someone advise me for whether i should turn the ikea detolf into a gerbilarium or the ikea milsbo, seems like the detolf one is more popular but the milsbo looks bigger. What do you guys think? Just taking a quick look at the prices I would go for the detolf 100%. It should be plenty big enough for gerbils already; I would just slope the bedding a bit so they have plenty to dig in. |
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Post by poppyjess on Apr 17, 2021 7:50:00 GMT -8
How often do you clean the whole lot out?
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Post by Markpd on Apr 19, 2021 10:38:24 GMT -8
Are you asking the original poster? If so he hasn't replied to this thread in over 10yrs, lol.
If you're asking robin (been nearly 2yrs for him) about the detolf, then a big cage like a detolf could go for 2-3 months before needing a bedding change, at the upper end that would assume deep bedding going right across the cage along with spot cleaning.
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. But they still loved it. It's way more intersting than what I usually do!
