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Post by shrimply on Sept 12, 2005 11:05:47 GMT -8
What do you think of this home?  And here are the pair  |
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Post by Ritzie/Admin on Sept 12, 2005 11:10:31 GMT -8
It looks good! Enough bedding to nicely dig around!  |
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Post by shrimply on Sept 12, 2005 11:18:53 GMT -8
Cost me a fortune but I got the 4 foot tank half price (because there was a tear in the silicon from the aquatic store) still £30 though
The reptile lid is the perfect lid once you remove the glass and put in mesh. Got that half price because the packageing was damaged £24 pounds
The mesh used for the lid was a cut up waste paper bin ( Can't buy proper tight mesh in the uk) was reduced from £25 to £5.
And you can't turn down a bargin.
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Post by whitmoregirl on Sept 12, 2005 11:25:35 GMT -8
Thats really good! Why does everyone else seem to be able to construct cages without bleeding like me? ;D
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Post by ashgerbil on Sept 12, 2005 12:01:48 GMT -8
hehe
i haven't even tried to construct a cage, i'd probably do alot worse than bleed a bit! ;D lol
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Post by RyanF on Sept 12, 2005 12:07:52 GMT -8
I wish there was a way to connect (2) 10 gallons without going up and over into the top.  |
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Post by sorchajude on Sept 13, 2005 9:19:01 GMT -8
i think i looks really good !
ellorie
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Mud Pony
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Post by Mud Pony on Sept 13, 2005 19:13:40 GMT -8
You can Ryan ;D I just dont know how much it would cost you.  I have some aquaintances who are big into salt water fish. Some of Thier walls in thier house are just complete fish tanks. But in thier quarentine tanks & breeding tanks they have tanks that are drilled & connected with PVC pipe. And they slot that to make for easy separations. I also see fish enthusiasts drill tanks in all different places for filters & such. I do not see why it would be a huge expense to get a glasscutter to cut a 3 or 4 inch hole in each side of the tanks and then you can use the PVC pipe & silacone it between them. , leaving the pipe stick out inside each tank a couple inches so if they did chew it they wont get far. & besides PVC is strong thick industrial stuff supposed to be able to withstand rodents. I am seriously thinking of doing this myself in the future, I am dreaming of the gerbil Taj Mahal LOL And I got just ablout a whole basement to do it in. Anyway, so call around it may be real cheap. |
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Post by ahtnamas on Sept 15, 2005 11:31:20 GMT -8
All it lacks is hidey-holes and nestboxes. The best nestboxes I've ever had have been the unfinished birdhouses sold in craft stores. Get one about 4 inches (10-12 cm) square and high. Enlarge the hole a little bit, to the diameter of the tubing. Plunk it in the corner of the cage, give them some white unscented plain tissues and watch them start to keep house. Add a wooden arch or tunnel they can run under, and they'll be thrilled. Since gerbils in the wild live in chambers connected by tunnels underground, a setup that reminds them of their ancestral home always makes them happy. And give them fast-food pressed paper trays to chew on; they make great bedding.
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Post by shrimply on Sept 15, 2005 12:47:08 GMT -8
They have a large plant pot, wooden tunnles, a piece of mopanie wood and i don't know what else. They prefer to cover it all in bedding then play underneath it  . They also play a lot in the peat. |
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Post by shrimply on Sept 15, 2005 12:49:56 GMT -8
Also they get loads of bedding and just keep it in the corner as in the second picture. And constantly have toilet roll tubes and pieces of card to play with.
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. They also play a lot in the peat.