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Post by blackie on Jun 30, 2005 6:16:55 GMT -8
I've bought a new tank now, it's a fifteen gallon basic aquarium. I want to connect it to a cage with habitrail tubes. If it doesn't work I'll just use the tank. It's for my female gerbils MAtilda and Silje. So how I'm really happy...I had to get a taxi from the pet shop...but it worked out. The taxi driver was really friendly.
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Post by Ritzie/Admin on Jun 30, 2005 6:27:27 GMT -8
Hi Blackie, you're back! I hadn't seen you for a while here. ;D Yes it sounds OK! About the tunes, I have had also a connection (not anymore) between two tanks. They did only chew at the end, but I fixed that by placing metal rings around the ends, so they were not able to detroy it anymore. In the tube (a drainage tube with small holes) they did not chew, only try to dig...
First they did not know how to come through the tune in the other tank. They have to go down and turn or up and turn themselves. They were scared to make the turn, but when one succeeded, very soon the rest did follow. They are really curious, so they keep on trying. And when one succeeds, the others will learn it too.
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Post by firefly on Jul 23, 2005 7:59:12 GMT -8
I'm planning on making a connection from a tank to a cage too. I think I'll use plastic tubes too, but I'm not sure. Is there another material which I can use?
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Post by Ritzie/Admin on Jul 23, 2005 8:02:17 GMT -8
Yes, there are, but plastic, or drainage tubes are more easy to bend in the direction you want!
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Post by firefly on Jul 23, 2005 8:53:46 GMT -8
Ok I'll use them then  |
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Post by blackie on Jul 25, 2005 7:21:06 GMT -8
Actually I am very doubtful if connecting a cage to a tank will work. I haven't tried it yet. I don't really want to cut holes in the lid and maybe destroy the lid. How do you remove the lid when it's connected to the tubes that are connected to the other cage? I think it is more easy to connect to tanks, than a cage and a tank. Is habitrail to fragile for gerbils? It seems like a lot of work to get a set up like that gerbil safe.
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Post by firefly on Jul 25, 2005 8:35:23 GMT -8
Blackie; I just connected my tank to a cage this afternoon  It's actually very simple. As lid of my tank I have small-mesh wire netting; so I just cut a little hole in it. If you're scared your gerbies will escape, you can put some extra wire netting around it. I've buyed those little plastic tubes which you can connect to eachother and connect them the way I wanted it, and then put one side in the hole of the tank-lid, and one (trough a door) in my cage. The space between the tube and the cage was large enough to escape, so I put some wire netting around that too. In my cage I have three doors, so I don't need them all three. I used one to put the tubes in. If you have only one door you would have to cut a hole in it, but I'm not happy about that too, ghehe, so I wouldn't do it. I don't have pictures yet, it would be easier to explain, sorry. |
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Post by blackie on Jul 27, 2005 12:20:56 GMT -8
Queenie posted some pictures about a year ago, so I have the idea of how to do it. I have a large hamster cage (3 storeys) and several habitrail tubes. One of my problems is that I only have really crap wire mesh, one type of mesh that is really stiff and the edges are very sharp. The other type of mesh is chicken wire with large holes in them. I'm not a DIY expert, but I hope I can figure it out, my gerbils would really love a bit more space.
I just made a lid for the new tank I bought and it looks quite nice...it would look even better if I had smaller nails to connect the mesh to the lid.
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It's actually very simple.