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Post by lizzy on Apr 5, 2005 15:40:16 GMT -8
I decided to make some changes to Summer and Ivorys setup =D Their tank now looks like this: photobucket.com/albums/v512/lizzabeth/pets/setups/since the pics were taken they're still making the tunnels and rushing around like mad things. I think its definitely a success, and they like the peat  |
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Post by RyanF on Apr 5, 2005 15:47:22 GMT -8
Wow! Looks great! Do they enjoy the dirt? |
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Post by pixytwinkle on Apr 6, 2005 8:58:23 GMT -8
cool setup! ;D
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Post by sweetie on Apr 6, 2005 14:53:32 GMT -8
Hi Lizzy,
Thanks for sharing the set up pictures. I bet the gerbs love it!!
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Post by Annenrob on Apr 15, 2005 19:10:00 GMT -8
just wondering what kind of dirt that is?
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Post by Ritzie/Admin on Apr 16, 2005 2:34:14 GMT -8
It is peat! You can find in marches (peat hog), it is material that is made of dead plant material, but preserved by the acids in marches (a bit like mummification). You can find this material a lot here in the Netherlands. People used to use it as fuel (for boiling, heating, etc.). And you can use it as building material. I know other people who use this, but I've never tried it myself.
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Post by lizzy on Apr 24, 2005 11:32:07 GMT -8
The peat I use is irish moss peat which is the best for gerbils apparently!
I'm in the process of converting all my other gerbil tanks to peat too, converted one on friday and they love it too!
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Post by pixytwinkle on Apr 25, 2005 7:25:58 GMT -8
do you buy the peat from a pet store  I bet the gerbils can make some really good tunnels out of it. Is cleaning the tank harder with peat in though? pixytwinkle  |
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Post by crazycritter on Apr 25, 2005 11:09:44 GMT -8
Ive kept a mouse on Peat for an experiment I did, in school. The experiment was to prove that animal testing is useless as even a change in environment will alter test results. And I was right. The mice kept on peat, that were fed scattered food and insects, and drank from a sunken waterdish (like a puddle), performed much better then mice kept in a standard labratory set-up.
My mice really liked the peat and made tunnels. I never saw them though, unless they came up for food. Then they would scatter when I came in.
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Post by lizzy on Apr 27, 2005 14:23:05 GMT -8
I bought the peat from a garden centre. Scotsdales to be exact. It was really hard to find, they sold millions of different types of compost but no peat. Apparently because of environmental issues a lot of people want peat-free compost. And, I haven't tried cleaning it yet! I imagine it is harder cleaning it though, I will probably use food scoops |
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